George Michael was not only super wealthy...but also a very charitable person...
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wow the chairman of the board himself wrote to george personally back in 1990
couldn't imagine frank writing to many of today's pop singers
great way of looking at fame and really good advice tooLeave a comment:
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He had the chops but had way too many demons he dealt with. Had and incredible voice and when he sang someone to love he proved to any doubters that he could hang with the great singers and would have loved if he would have fronted Queen even though that's a bit impossible.Leave a comment:
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Yeah, true.
Other demons...
George Michael Battled Secret Heroin Addiction and Was Rushed to Emergency Room Multiple Times: Report...
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Actually, they do with today's medicine...Michael had recently gained quite a bit of weight...
Perhaps I jumped to conclusions by stating a possible AIDS diagnosis...we will not know for sure until a bit later...but AIDS patients don't tend to gain weight...quite the opposite...
"Use of the steroid oxandrolone is associated with significant gains in weight and body cell mass in HIV-positive men who had experienced HIV-related wasting, according to an American study published in the March edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes."Leave a comment:
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Michael had recently gained quite a bit of weight...
Perhaps I jumped to conclusions by stating a possible AIDS diagnosis...we will not know for sure until a bit later...but AIDS patients don't tend to gain weight...quite the opposite...Leave a comment:
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I have a tradition of listening to Christmas music a couple days before Christmas. I was driving to my parents which is about 2 hours away. When the station fades out of listening range I always considered it symbolic of my Christmas music listening until the next year. The last song I heard was last Christmas then it faded away..was sitting with my brother who was looking at his phone and told me George Michael had died. I thought he was joking but he wasn't. For some reason this particular year I heard that song played a lot.
Was never really a fan but Everytime I here that Wham song "everything she wants" it immediately takes me back to the summers of 1984/85 in ocean city, Maryland hearing it being played at the beach t shirt shops and the counter girls in there Frankie say relax shirts singing every word! Good times!
Man 2016 has been brutal and sadly I can only wonder who the grim reaper will take in 2017..Leave a comment:
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Really shocked to hear this. The irony of him passing on Christmas Day, and the perpetual playing of "Last Christmas" at this time of year is heavy. One of the best voices in music, bar none. Being a big Queen fan, his live cover of "Someone to Love" at the Freddie tribute concert convinced me the man was far more talented than he was normally given credit for.
RIP.
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Well may he rest in peace ..... He had some crazy turn of events in his life,but damn he could sing!!!!Leave a comment:
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Had been listening to Christmas music today and heard "Last Christmas" just before I heard about George Michael's passage. Now I'm listening to my GM CDs non-stop, my fave still being "Faith" as that album was very much a part of a very couple of turbulent years of my life as a younger man. Michael was an artist whose talents were largely underrated and his reputation and career marred by some stupidity born of too much $$$$ and not enough wisdom. Ironic that some of the musical "talent" these days do some stuff that what George Michael did pales in comparison to and yet, the behaviors and actions are oft times dismissed and never have an ill effect on their career.
Rest In Peace, George, and condolences to your family, friends and fans worldwide.
Just as an add on, I sometimes wonder if God is stocking up talent in the Choir Invisible for something really, really big...Leave a comment:
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They're saying heart failure which makes sense. The guy had a massive drug problem in 80's/90's, and we see numerous examples of entertainers dying in their fifties from that lifestyle.
This is identical to how Peter Steele of Type O Negatuve went a few years ago. The scarring to the heart makes it too weak to handle in later life. RIPLeave a comment:
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George was an amazing singer. "Praying for Time" was a tour de force... one of my all time favorite pop ballads, completely carried by his vocals. "Freedom" was such a statement song at the time... but it still holds up. He did great duets and covers, too. I feel like he was one of those artists who never quite lived up to his potential, but he still left behind some great music.Leave a comment:
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