George Michael often wrote songs while commuting to his DJ gig at the Bel Air Restaurant in London. On his way to work one day, Michael, then 17, started writing a song inspired by a real-life account ...
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In a 1985 interview with No. 1 magazine, George confidently claimed he had “no shame at all” in admitting that most of what ...
George Michael’s enduringly popular 1984 chart-topper “Careless Whisper” has officially surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. “Careless Whisper,” originally released on Wham!’s album “Make It Big,” ...
He might never have cared for it that much, once saying that he was puzzled as to why people loved it so much, but Careless Whisper turned out to be the biggest hit of George Michael’s career. Now, as ...