I've personally never been a fan of his music although I can appreciate he was a talented songwriter. On what little I knew of him as a person my opinion changed over the years. During his Wham years I thought he was a bit of a tit. This opinion was based solely on the fact that his music was far removed from my own tastes of the time and also perhaps my envy that he was probably shagging loads more women than me, which as it transpired was not necessarily the case. When I subsequently saw him in interview which was shortly after he got caught, or rather entrapped for propositioning an undercover policeman in a public lavatory I really admired the self deprecating and honest way he handled the situation especially as he was not completely "out" at the time, so it could and probably was a very difficult time for him. His stroke of genius, I thought, in response to his situation was when he re-enacted a scene in a public lavatory with a US cop in his next video. I admired him for that very pointed response.
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George Michael dead
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spring hall convert
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Pretty classy thread to troll.
Fair enough, I wasn't aware of these words.
Cheeky Monkey
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I'm not sure that a predirection for getting stoned exactly qualifies as 'living life on the edge with drugs'
spring hall convert
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A rare talent for writing serious pop music. Helluva voice as well.
Cheeky Monkey
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(sorry)
Enough of a tosser to post though?
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Prince Monolulu
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As was the case with Bowie, was not a fan by any means but respect his abilities as an artist, even more so out of respect to a human being dying far too early.
cheshunt seagull
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Shame on you
pearl
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cheshunt seagull
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When a celebrity dies that I didn't care for I manage to keep quiet out of respect for other NSC members for whom they meant something...it really isn't difficult to do.
Cheeky Monkey
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Yep, and of the three only George was rushed to hospital in a whambulance.
Dick Swiveller
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Interesting reaction given how prissy you got about a Karen Carpenter biscuit joke.
Very sad about this. George was a major part of the soundtrack of my 20s and 30s. He wrote some incredible songs. What is also sad is how many tssers there are in the World nowadays, who feel the need to cover themselves in glory by not being able to shut up for one day and post vile comments. One of the reasons I rarely post anymore. Happy New Year
sussex_guy2k2
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Whatever people think of him, he was an incredible talent, like many of the others we've lost this year. What a shame. RIP
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Thought it was Chrissy Houton
