George Michael

[Georgiesmum]

Anyone else just watched the programme about George Michael? I didnt realise what a difficult and challenging life he had.

[Spicerack]

Didn't see the programme.
Could you expand on the 'difficult and challenging life he had'
Frankly, to me, he seemed to have it all, albeit with self destructive tendencies.

[10ClarionSt]

Back in the Eighties, when Wham! first came on the scene, a friend of mine had been on holiday to Spain and one of the girls on the holiday said she went to school with George Michael. She told my friend that George was gay, but my mate refused to believe her, but it turned out she obviously knew him.

[murraymints]

I met George prior to Wham.. when in Watford.. and had a fair bit of interaction with him back in the day..it was obvious to me he was gay..a very nice person..bit insecure back then ..and quite shy.. but a very nice, thoughtful person even then... a real shame how things worked out... a great talent...

[10ClarionSt]

I thought he was the best singer we had in this country during his years of fame.

[murraymints]

before splitting with Andrew he gifted all the royalties of careless whisper to him, as he knew his own solo career would take off and that Andrew would flounder a bit..so guaranteeing Andrew an income for life... he was very generous charitably but always quietly.

[Georgiesmum]

It was a two hour programme. It showed how he had a very difficult childhood, especially where his father was concerned. He was keen about music which his father rejected. When his career finally took off he had to hide the fact that he was gay with his family and with his fans which was hard for him.and he had suffered with depression and loneliness despite his wealth and his fame. Finally he found his soul mate and fell deeply in loveand was very happy but his soul mate broke the news to him that he was hiv and he died.
This led to him taking drugs and being in a very dark place.
Eventually he met another man and fell in love again but when he was about to phone and tell his mother the good news, she told him she had cancer and she died This is a taster of how his life was.

[Georgiesmum]

It seemed that each time he found happiness it was cruelly snatched away from him.

[derek-33]

spricerack
watch the prog on 5 catchup, might change ya mind about."had it all"

[DeeLicious]

Yes he went through tough times, but not necessarily more than most people of that age. And it's often not so much what you go through, it's how you handle it. Sadly in times of difficulty he turned to drugs, which made his life a whole lot harder.

[Spicerack]

Rich, talented, good looking, rich.
I'll save my tears for 6yr olds with terminal cancer.
Challenging life, the girl with 5 kids under 10, living in 1 room, who has to embark on a one and a half hour bus journey to get them to school every morning.
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/16307558.the-talking-point-familys-bb-plight-gets-readers-talking/#comments-anchor

[ummmm]

You can't compare peoples troubles.

[kvalidir]

Everyone has their crosses to bear Spicey, although I agree with you she has a very hard life, but being rich and famous has it's drawbacks too, like not being able to go out which renders some people prisoners, constant intrusion, people waiting for them to fail in the smallest way, say the wrong thing, do the wrong thing, not sign one autograph because they are tired or ill when they have signed hundreds during the day to wake up to people having a go on the internet about how rude they are or standoffish or don't care about their fans etc. George Michael's fame would have been an absolute double edged sword, and if you are not personally happy it just magnifies everything, so I feel very sorry for him.

[Spicerack]

ummmm/// You can't compare peoples troubles.///

I think you can.
Nothing against George, quite like him. Just the 'difficult and challenging' bit grates with me.
Self indulgent, yes. I would be/am too.

[237SJ]

I think being lumbered with probably inherited depression is quite challenging

[ummmm]

Spice - people cope with things differently. My sister is emotionally much stronger than me. That's just the way we were born. Wealth doesn't change that, it can't change the inner workings of your mind, although it might make it easier because you don't have the same worries as some but it doesn't stop painful feelings and thoughts.