GEORGE MICHAEL - MONKEY - 12" VINYL

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Michael's homosexuality became publicly known following his April 1998 arrest for public lewdness. [178] In 2007, Michael said "that hiding his sexuality made him feel 'fraudulent', and his eventual outing, when he was arrested [...] in 1998, was a subconsciously deliberate act." [179] Grammy Award Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013 . Retrieved 14 December 2014.

Boucher, Phil (8 May 2017). "Kenny Goss Talks the Highs and Lows of Life with Former Love George Michael". People. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018 . Retrieved 23 September 2018. George Michael Preferred Music to Fame. The Doc He Made Does, Too". New York Times. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022 . Retrieved 11 November 2022. George Michael jailed for eight weeks". The Daily Telegraph. London. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010 . Retrieved 14 September 2010.

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Ben Beaumont-Thomas (7 September 2017). "George Michael's new single Fantasy – a rework full of sex, funk and fabulousness". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017 . Retrieved 17 October 2017. Negus, Keith; Sledmere, Adrian (May 2022). "Postcolonial paths of pop: a suburban psychogeography of George Michael and Wham!". Popular Music. 41 (2): 131–151. doi: 10.1017/S0261143022000253. S2CID 249829672 . Retrieved 9 July 2023. PDF

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 was released in September 1990. The title is an indication of his desire to be taken more seriously as a songwriter. [69] The album was released in Europe on 3 September 1990, and one week later in the US. It reached No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart [13] and peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200. [14] It spent a total of 88 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and was certified four-times Platinum by the BPI. [70] The album produced five UK singles, all of which were released within an eight-month period: " Praying for Time", " Waiting for That Day", " Freedom! '90", " Heal the Pain", and " Cowboys and Angels" (the latter being his only single not to chart in the UK top 40). [13] Michael refused to do any promotion for the album. [68] At the 1991 Brit Awards, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 won the award for Best British Album. [71]Walsh, Ben (23 August 2011). "First Night: George Michael – Symphonica Tour, State Opera House, Prague". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011 . Retrieved 23 August 2011. George Michael was a prolific philanthropist both publicly and privately". NBC News. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016 . Retrieved 28 December 2016. No-one had ever seen anything like that before. All the young people were amazed and everybody was tapping their feet. Of course the police weren't happy and they were scared there would be riots." [11]

MTV Europe Awards". MetroLyrics.com. 14 November 1996. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012 . Retrieved 21 April 2011. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) Smooth Icons 2019: George Michael is named the greatest artist of all time". Smooth Radio. 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021 . Retrieved 5 September 2021. The Symphonica Tour began at the Prague State Opera House on 22 August 2011. [128] In October 2011, Michael was announced as one of the final nominees for the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. [129] In November, he had to cancel the remainder of the tour as he became ill with pneumonia in Vienna, Austria, ultimately slipping into a coma. [130] Wham! performed their hits with scantily clad dancers and strobing disco lights. According to Napier-Bell, Michael tried to get the crowd to clap along to "Club Tropicana", but "they hadn't a clue – they thought he wanted applause and politely gave it", before adding that some Chinese did eventually "get the hang of clapping on the beat." [44] A UK embassy official in China stated "there was some lively dancing but this was almost entirely confined to younger western members of the audience." [44] The tour was documented by film director Lindsay Anderson and producer Martin Lewis in their film Wham! in China: Foreign Skies. [45] Holpuch, Amanda (13 February 2017). " 'I can't mess this up for him': Adele stops George Michael Grammys tribute". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017 . Retrieved 21 April 2019.

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George Michael shelves all 2011 tour dates due to illness". NME. UK. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011 . Retrieved 25 November 2011. George Michael: Bang of the head turned me to music". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021 . Retrieved 25 August 2021. George Michael pleads guilty to driving under the influence of drugs". BBC News. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010 . Retrieved 12 September 2011. a b c "Troubled personal life of pop superstar George Michael". Sky News. 27 December 2016 . Retrieved 27 December 2016. Reed, Ryan (30 December 2016). "Autopsy: George Michael's Cause of Death 'Inconclusive' ". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016 . Retrieved 30 December 2016.

a b Guthrie, Susannah (27 December 2016). "Drugs, depression, weight gain: George Michael's challenging final years". The New Daily. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018 . Retrieved 23 September 2018. George Michael and Michael Caine accused of tax avoidance through Liberty scheme". The Independent. London. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014 . Retrieved 11 July 2014. Pride, Dominic (10 December 1994). "MTV Euro Awards Get Mixed Response". Billboard. pp.18–. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023 . Retrieved 21 April 2011. I never had a moral problem with being gay", Michael told her. "I thought I had fallen in love with a woman a couple of times. Then I fell in love with a man, and realised that none of those things had been love." [163]

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Lesley Angold Panayiotou: What Happened To George Michael's Mother?". Dicy Trends. 8 July 2023 . Retrieved 19 October 2023.