I've been very well remunerated for my talents over the years so I really don't need the public's money. — George Michael Copy Share Image
I lost my partner [Anselmo Feleppa] to HIV then it took about three years to grieve; then after that I lost my… — George Michael Copy Share Image
You can't imagine what it's like playing to people who have been loyal to you for 25 years and haven't seen you for 15. — George Michael Copy Share Image
I just feel "One More Try" is better lyrically. "Careless Whisper" was written when I was 17 years old, and I had… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I get along really well with [my father] now, but I had a terrible time with him in my teenage years. All… — George Michael Copy Share Image
[Tabloids] could call you a child molester, I suppose, but they just go for the two things they think people are most… — George Michael Copy Share Image
The years between leaving school and actually becoming an adult are very important years. You make a lot of choices as to… — George Michael Copy Share Image
My dad worked in a very typical first-generation immigrant fashion - 24 hours a day for years. — George Michael Copy Share Image
I'm not anti-American. I've lived with Kenny, a Texan, for six years. — George Michael Copy Share Image
I think I've gotten everything I want out of the last years, and I still feel like I have a lot of… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I'm 10-12 years into life as an out gay man, and I'm a different person. I think there are things about my… — George Michael Copy Share Image
People have speculated about my sexuality for years and years. They are obviously interested in my sex life. Fine. Let them speculate.… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I've never done anything so political before. I've spent years shouting my mouth off about serious issues over dinner tables but never… — George Michael Copy Share Image
You'd be surprised how young 25-year-old girls can sound when they want to scream. It isn't that young an audience, and it… — George Michael Copy Share Image
When Andrew [Ridgeley] first met my family, he heard my mom calling me "Yorgos." He just abbreviated it to Yog, and unfortunately it stuck.… — George Michael Copy Share Image
[My family] is one of the strongest families you're ever likely to see. — George Michael Copy Share Image
The first sign of real obsession with music was with an old wind-up gramophone that mum had thrown out into the garage. My parents… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I'm a perfectionist. It's a big pain in the ass and it takes a lot of my time, but it really is going well… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I find it difficult enough as it is to keep some kind of normality in my life. I enjoy this experience, but I don't… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s. — George Michael Copy Share Image
If I can just live further from the spotlight I think that'll be better for all really. — George Michael Copy Share Image
Because of the media, the way the world is perceived is as a place where resources and time are running out. We're taught that… — George Michael Copy Share Image
Obviously, [Wham!] made me a lot more comfortable as a musician. I was very confident that I would become a successful musician, but I… — George Michael Copy Share Image
“I should have known better than to cheat a friend / And waste the chance that I'd been given / So I'm never gonna… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I don't really feel I deserve something if I haven't had to fight for it. It's not a conscious attitude, and it's stupid and… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I had been obsessed with insects and creepy-crawlies: I used to get up at five o'clock in the morning and go out into this… — George Michael Copy Share Image
![“I lost my partner [Anselmo Feleppa] to HIV then it took about three years to grieve; then after that I lost my mother. I felt almost like I was cursed.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b2b/george-michael-1332_cursed_i-lost-my-partner-anselmo-feleppa-to-hiv_528303.jpg)
![“I get along really well with [my father] now, but I had a terrible time with him in my teenage years. All we did was scream at each other, and when we weren't screaming at each other, we just wouldn't talk to each other.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f1c/george-michael-1332_father_i-get-along-really-well-with-my-father-n_1302494.jpg)
![“[Tabloids] could call you a child molester, I suppose, but they just go for the two things they think people are most likely to believe and that will most offend yourself and your popularity. My skin hardened to all that stuff years ago.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/03b/george-michael-1332_believe_tabloids-could-call-you-a-child-molester_1385159.jpg)
![“When Andrew [Ridgeley] first met my family, he heard my mom calling me "Yorgos." He just abbreviated it to Yog, and unfortunately it stuck. I hated it is a teenager. It was not the most glamorous-sounding name in the world.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/00b/george-michael-1332_andrew_when-andrew-ridgeley-first-met-my-family_12039.jpg)
![“[My family] is one of the strongest families you're ever likely to see.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e95/george-michael-1332_family_my-family-is-one-of-the-strongest-famili_52182.jpg)
![“Obviously, [Wham!] made me a lot more comfortable as a musician. I was very confident that I would become a successful musician, but I had no idea I would be a celebrity.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3de/george-michael-1332_comfortable_obviously-wham-made-me-a-lot-more-comfor_134033.jpg)
