George Michael: A Life

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It was reported that Michael had also been taking the prescription tricyclic antidepressant medication amitriptyline. On 12 August, London's Metropolitan Police said he was "charged with possession of cannabis and with driving while unfit through drink or drugs".

Michael stated that his cruising for anonymous sex was not an issue in his relationship with partner Kenny Goss. Michael emerges as a gifted, tragic and infuriating figure, whose tortured relationship to his sexuality steered him into artistic confusion and self-sabotage. During November 1994, after a long period of seclusion, Michael appeared at the first MTV Europe Music Awards show, where he gave a performance of a new song, " Jesus to a Child".Instead, Michael donated three songs to the charity project Red Hot + Dance, for the Red Hot Organization which raised money for AIDS awareness; a fourth track, "Crazyman Dance", was the B-side of 1992's " Too Funky". In 1988, Michael participated in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium in London together with many other singers (such as Annie Lennox and Sting), performing "Sexual Healing". Somehow it's parlayed with layers of "News Worthy", rather reading at times as if I was reading a Murdoch splash to his "Sun Times" Gossip Newsy that Londoners seem to grasp on and believe all of that garbage to really ring True!

In George Michael: A Life, "Gavin's engrossing biography of the singer takes the measure of a gifted, tragic, and infuriating man" ( New York Times Book Review). One of the racier scenes involved Michael writing the words "explore monogamy" on his partner's back in lipstick.In Los Angeles, Michael was joined on stage by Aretha Franklin for "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". In March 2017, a senior coroner in Oxfordshire attributed Michael's death to natural causes due to dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and a fatty liver. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on 12 February 2017, Adele performed a slow version of " Fastlove" in tribute to Michael. disbanded that year, Michael released the number-one duet with Aretha Franklin, " I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".

This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. George Michael: A Life explores the compelling story of a superstar whose struggles, as well as his songs, continue to touch fans all over the world.SPIN caught up with Gavin after his month-long book tour, and after the book had amassed a collection of rave reviews. His involvement in the music business began with his working as a DJ, playing at the Bel Air Restaurant in Northwood, London, [33] [34] [35] [36] clubs, and local schools around Bushey, Stanmore, and Watford. On 21 November, Vienna General Hospital admitted Michael after he complained of chest pains while at a hotel two hours before his performance at a venue there for his Symphonica Tour.