By: Angie Haddock
The definitive biography of George Michael, offering an expansive look at the troubled life of the legendary singer, songwriter, and pop superstar.
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If you&#;ve been following us for a while, you&#;re probably aware that I love biographies. And a juicy celebrity biography is always welcome! But I have to be honest &#; this one is a bit of a slog. The finished hardcover is expected to be over pages!
I grew up in the 80s, and don&#;t remember a time when George Michael wasn&#;t famous. So it did surprise me to learn that he was only 19 when Wham! signed their first record contract. But I do feel like that explains some of his later woes &#; the drug use, the hiding his sexuality (while singing songs like &#;I Want Your Sex&#;). He was in the public eye before he had really figured out who he was.
George Michael is his stage name; he was born in England as Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, to a working class Greek immigrant father and a British mother. His dad was always kind of a tough guy, which is one reason Michael hid his sexuality &#; he didn&#;t think his family would approve. He eventually did come out to one of his sisters, and his mom,
George Michael: A Life
If my introduction seems personal, it is — and this book is too. James Gavin does justice to the gifted, tortured, closeted, and magnetic life led by George Michael, with a very specific focus on what Michael’s life — and death — meant to the gay community. At times heartbreaking to read, the through line of the book is both George’s immense talent and his darker side — George’s discomfort in his own beautiful skin, his self-destructive tendencies, his internalized homophobia, and his creative struggles. The book also sensitively explores his latter day reckless behavior (there was one incident that particularly sadde
How George Michael&#;s new biographer uncovered the turmoil behind the pop persona
The s produced a plethora of memorable pop stars: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, and countless others. Most are still remembered today while some have been long forgotten. (Kim Carnes, where did you go?) And then there’s George Michael, who is remembered but usually for the wrong reasons: his drug use, his well-documented arrest in a public bathroom, his subsequent outing by the press, and health problems at the end of his life.
Yet what should be remembered is his music, which is far richer and more lasting than commonly believed. James Gavin’s superb book, George Michael: A Life, not only successfully makes the case for George Michael the musician, particularly his later albums Older and Patience, but also George Michael the man, who was tortured by the pop star image he created early in his career and spent the rest of remainder of his life trying to destroy.
Digital Trends: What drew you to write a biography of George Michael?
James Gavin: I was initially drawn to George Michael when he released his album Older. Until that time, my head had been in a compl
George Michael: A Life
George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and smolderingly erotic. He was a songwriter of true craft and substance, and his music swept the world, starting in the mids. His fabricated image--that of a hypermacho sex god--loomed large in the pop culture of his day. It also hid--for a time--the secret he fought against revealing: Michael was gay. Soon his obsession with fame would start to backfire. As one of the industry's most privileged yet tortured men began to self-destruct, the press showed little sympathy. George Michael: A Life explores the compelling story of a superstar whose struggles, as well as his songs, continue to touch fans all over the world.
Acclaimed music biographer James Gavin traces Michael's metamorphosis from the shy and awkward Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou into the swaggering, dominant half of the leading British pop duo of the s, Wham!; he then details Michael's sensational solo career and its subseque
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