I'm Your Man
ON MAX
12noon Sunday December 3, and 3pm Sunday December 17
MAX brings you the Australian premiere of I’m Your Man, his exclusive BBC interview on the eve of his first world tour in fifteen years, 25 Live.
The notoriously private star reveals all to the disarming BBC journo Melvyn Bragg in this intimate chat, dishing on his colourful life in the music business and reveling in his excitement as he prepares to reconnect with fans onstage.
From the conflicts of his private culture and his public persona, his eerie premonitions about media "dictator" Rupert Murdoch to his controversial live indulgence in his favourite vice, the singer musing, "Weed is the only drug I am glad I took … If I'd drunk as much as I'd smoked - my god I'd look like Keith Richards,” nothing is off limits.
With rare and exclusive access to the whirlwind of backstage preparations and lots of intensely personal insights like, "Led Zeppelin are my favourite rock group of all time - they sound like they know how to have sex," this is a rare chance for fans to know the man behind the music.
BIO
Though George Michael’s lengthy musical career began with early 80s bubblegum pop group Wham, his illustrious solo work has proved him a formidable songwriter, arranger and producer of unashamedly sexy, sophisticated and soulful pop music.
Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on 25 June 1963, the artist best known as George Michael has cemented his status as a pop icon of the latter 20th century with an impressive battalion of timeless LPs, infectious singles and sexy videos. He boasts a fanbase still hopelessly devoted and has sold more than 112 million records worldwide.
Pivotal music moments for George Michael
- 1985 US Billboard Number One - Wham!/George Michael - Careless Whisper
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1987 Grammy Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
“I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” Aretha Franklin & George Michael
- 1987's "I Want Your Sex" was banned from daytime radio in the UK.
- 1988 Grammy Album of the Year, "Faith"
- 1995 Evening Standard newspaper poll "Careless Whisper" was voted Londoners' favourite record of all time.
All his accolades:
Video preview:
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BRIEF
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Links
www.georgemichael.com
Official site includes news, audio and video files, discography, lyrics, history, pictures, and articles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael
comprehensive, especially on his personal life
George Michael Info Page
local info page, poorly laid out but well up to date
www.newsoftheworld.co.uk
typical hotbed of George Michael rumours
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