George Michael

[oscarina]

George now threatened with prison for drink/drugs driving offence, how would he ever cope in prison, what a waste of talent, great looks great songwriter and great music, saw him in concert in Dublin and he was brilliant!

[MrMister]

I think his wasted post-Listen Without Prejudice ....

[237SJ]

oscarina - I saw him twice, once at Wembly Arena, and once at Plymouth. He was fantastic. What a voice. It doesn`t matter what an idiot he`s been lately, nobody can take away the fact that he can sing. It`s just a shame he can`t quietly indulge in substances at home without the need to get in his car.

[society]

ha ha I like your name MrMister.

[woofgang]

sadly talent often doesn't come with a side order of commonsense.

[237SJ]

woof - but so what? If talent doesn`t come with a side order of common sense does it really matter to the person who is appreciating their talent? Isn`t that the point of art (if one wants to call modern music art) that it can be enjoyed for what it is?

[woofgang]

Because like George Best, Phil Lynnott, Keith Moon, Freddie Mercury, its sad to see someone with real talent urinate it away against the wall.......

[andy-hughes]

Sadly, the alrgesse that comes with talent's rewards can lead an artistic temprement to bad behaviour, simply because no-one ever seems to say 'No' - the ultimate example being Michael Jackson.

I have debated a few times the dichotomy of talent as an artist against behaviour and personality as an individual, and here is a further example.

I would guess that George would be given custody in a minimum security, or even open prison, in keeping with the legal approach to his offences - and hopefully would be able to tolerate it for the allotted time.

Even more hopefully, the concept of incarceration works in the intended manner, and prevents him from offending again - for the good of everyone.

[Jemisa]

Ooooogawd! - Don't tell Heather.

jem

[IrishHeart]

throw the book at him - sorry but drugs and driving no better than drinking and driving