We were both dabbling with music but no, I persuaded George, railroaded him really into forming a band. I think we both… — Andrew Ridgeley Band Copy Share Image
Certainly that's what I like in a lot of the music that I listen to, kind of a sexual energy. Guitars and… — Andrew Ridgeley Best Copy Share Image
Give yourself a healthy bit of distance between your fame and reality because they are two different things. — Andrew Ridgeley Distance Copy Share Image
The great thing about dancing is it's a way to get close to a beautiful woman you have never met. — Andrew Ridgeley Beautiful Copy Share Image
People get very put out when someone is as forceful in their views and in their methods as George is. — Andrew Ridgeley Get Copy Share Image
On Christmas Day 2016, the greatest singer songwriter of his generation, an icon of his era, George Michael, was lost. A supernova… — Andrew Ridgeley Christmas Copy Share Image
I think we achieved what we wanted to achieve. It was a short time period but we had broken America, we had… — Andrew Ridgeley America Copy Share Image
A terrible additional worry was the emergence of AIDS. I know I wasn't the only friend of George's who worried about him… — Andrew Ridgeley Aids Copy Share Image
Despite the pain of his death, George is still very much alive in my memory today. A few years on from that… — Andrew Ridgeley Christmas Copy Share Image
We don't like our lives being monitored, so when someone dies alone, perhaps there are always answers that remain out of reach. — Andrew Ridgeley Alone Copy Share Image
George probably wanted to be rich and famous - most of us do, I think - but I don't think he ever… — Andrew Ridgeley Famous Copy Share Image
George had performed musical alchemy, distilling the essence of Christmas into music. Adding a lyric which told the tale of betrayed love… — Andrew Ridgeley Alchemy Copy Share Image
The success came very quickly and it was a different age so one's awareness, especially in a global sense wasn't quite the… — Andrew Ridgeley Age Copy Share Image
George was a late arrival at school and he was sort of put in my charge, and one of the immediate similarities… — Andrew Ridgeley George w Copy Share Image
For a while, I really wasn't fussed about having a public profile. I have come to the realization that I am a… — Andrew Ridgeley About Copy Share Image
George is very, very single-minded in his approach. And I think a lot of the things that he has said and done… — Andrew Ridgeley Arrogant Copy Share Image
I wanted a physical kick in the music. I wanted it to be stimulating. — Andrew Ridgeley Kick Copy Share Image
The video for 'Last Christmas' was shot in the early winter of 1984 in the Swiss ski resort of Saas Fee. It… — Andrew Ridgeley Christmas Copy Share Image
We were bringing Wham! to a close, but we weren't bringing our friendship to a close. — Andrew Ridgeley Bringing Copy Share Image
My material contribution musically was less than George's, and George and I have both always been very open about that. — Andrew Ridgeley About Copy Share Image
George felt the group wasn't giving him the freedom he needed to develop his songwriting. But I have to admit the end… — Andrew Ridgeley Admit Copy Share Image
