George Michael To Quit Pop Music
 

Thank god for that :p:

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...171281,00.html

Doesn't it make you sick though how these filthy rich people complain about being a celebrity all the time. Take his millions away and give him a job in Asda - see if he complains then.

:mad: :mad: :mad:

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he keeps coming out (pun not intended!) with this crap like a whinning old lady. he's a spoilt moron who still doesnt understand why it's pathetic disgusting and offensive to be a pervert in a public bog. earth calling george michael - children use public toilets!

self obsessed over rich and moaning old muppet.

wake me up when he's gone gone.

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Will anyone notice........

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Personally I don't care if he quits or not...

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I think it's quite sad he's leaving. He is talented (although his latter stuff has become quite boring).

There are loads of other people I would personally prefer to leave the music industry (Bryan Adams, Ronan Keating, Westlife, McFly, Athlete etc).

I have to admit, I can see his point about celebrity. I have never really understood it's appeal. As far as I am concerned, with Actors, Musicians etc, we pay them to act, record music, sing or whatever. We don't have the right to see them in their private life (nor should we). Yet, somehow, we (or at least the media) assume we somehow have the right to see what is happening in their private life. This has happened a lot to George Micheal, and I think it's possibly this he is complaining about.

I know that the bulk of forum members are not paid nearly as much as pop stars, but how would we feel if our customers (or those of the company we work for) suddenly started to demand to know what went on in our private lives? As far as I am concerned, with Singers, Actors or other famous people, it's the same thing.

Still, there are some people who want to be famous for the sake of being famous (e.g. Jordan, Peter Andre, any Reality TV contestant). I don't particularly want to know about the lives of these people either.

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You guys know the rules - play nice now please :)

He's certainly talented but not (IMO) as much as he seems to think. I don't think he'll be missed all that much, it's not as if he regularly churns out memorable chart music.

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What happended there then :confused:

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Nothing to see.....on with the subject in hand please :)

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Everyone quites their job at some point. Dont see why there is a bug fuss!!

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Well I think the fuss is that he is someone who has a part in millions of peoples' lives. The problem is I think people get tired of pretentious stunts - in 1990 he decided to never appear in music videos again. He kept that up until 1996 (if you ignore the video for "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" circa 1991) and carried on as normal after that.

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Mind you, it's not the first time a pop (or rock) star has "quit the business".

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The thing is though, that these people can't have it both ways - they want to be the media's best friend when it suits them, and then they want nothing to do with them when it's no longer what they want - sadly - if you live in the public eye, rightly or wrongly the public owns you.

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Will anyone actually notice though? Let's face it, Shoot the Dog didn't exactly set the world on fire, did it?

This just sounds like him trying to get himself back in the press anyway - his celebrity has funded the lifestyle that he has, hasn't it?

The only George Michael would be particularly relevant now would be if he actually shot a dog - that'd guarantee him the column inches that he still appears to crave.

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Ach, just ignore him and he will come back then.

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Wake me up before he go go's

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Erm.... his album 'Patience' sold a copy or two.....

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And there was much rejoicing

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It's sad to see him go. He's talented and has given a lot to pop music in the last 20 yrs. His solo stuff is usually excellent. I'll miss him.

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And I thought more of you Rammy........... :shocked:

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lol.....he's done a lot of groovy tunes.....ok, he has a penchant for hanging around in toilets at night but overall, the guys alright.
As for him not wanting fame............I too would hate being a prisoner because to be seen anywhere in public would mean that I am mobbed. The money must be nice but he has had to give up a hell of a lot for it.........

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He will be back!! ;)

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Probably will.......when someone offers him enough money :D

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No when his writers block crumbles.I believe that was his excuse for taking so long to complete his last album. ;)

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Kurt Cobain hated being famous as well. He once said that he would rather be in pain than be famous.

He could have simply stoped making music but he didn't want to stop doing the one thing that he loved. Unforunetly he took another way out.

The Nirvana song "Rape Me" is supposed to be about how he feels he was taken advantage of by the media.

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This is what I don't understand - why did he sign his band's record deals?

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Probably because he only realised that he didn't want to be famous once he actually became famous.
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Or once his money starts to run out............. :D

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But he signed contract extensions.....

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Because what is the point in making music if nobody gets to hear it?

He was also homeless as his mum kicked him out and maybe saw it as money and a future.

He was very anti-social and had few friends, maybe it was his way to get respect.

Or maybe he wanted to show other kids like him that they could be themselves, like the song "Come as you are" is about how you don't have to follow the crowd, how you don't have to fit in.
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Did they? I thought they only had one "proper" deal - in 91 then Kurt died in 94.

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Caught in a vicious circle?

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Surely he knew that by getting people to hear his music, fame would come too?

:shrug:

Apparently not.

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Maybe not, he was in 5 bands before Nirvana.

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Read an interesting article on Kurt yesterday in a music magazine at the dentist of all places.

He sounded a very tourtured soul and hated the fame. With The Lights Out is a good indication of that.

As for George Michael.....don't get me started again........