George Michael To Quit Pop Music
17-02-2005, 13:41
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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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Erm.... his album 'Patience' sold a copy or two.....
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17-02-2005, 13:45
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And there was much rejoicing
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17-02-2005, 13:46
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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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17-02-2005, 14:15
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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........... 
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17-02-2005, 14:51
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And I thought more of you Rammy........... |
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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17-02-2005, 15:24
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He will be back!! 
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17-02-2005, 15:25
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Probably will.......when someone offers him enough money 
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17-02-2005, 15:29
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Probably will.......when someone offers him enough money |
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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17-02-2005, 15:33
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Re: George Michael To Quit Pop Music
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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17-02-2005, 15:34
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Kurt Cobain hated being famous as well. He once said that he would rather be in pain than be famous.
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This is what I don't understand - why did he sign his band's record deals?
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17-02-2005, 15:37
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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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No when his writers block crumbles.I believe that was his excuse for taking so long to complete his last album. |
Or once his money starts to run out.............
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17-02-2005, 15:37
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Re: George Michael To Quit Pop Music
But he signed contract extensions.....
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17-02-2005, 15:42
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This is what I don't understand - why did he sign his band's record deals?
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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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But he signed contract extensions.....
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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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But he signed contract extensions.....
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Caught in a vicious circle?
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17-02-2005, 15:43
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Because what is the point in making music if nobody gets to hear it?
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Surely he knew that by getting people to hear his music, fame would come too?
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Did they? I thought they only had one "proper" deal.
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Apparently not.
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