Quotes By George Michael

The fact I had my father as an adversary was such a powerful tool to work with. I subconsciously fought him to the degree that I drove me to be one of the most successful musician in the world.

The whole business is built on ego, vanity, self-satisfaction, and it's total crap to pretend it's not.

I have never felt any ethnic connection between the Greeks and me other than how hairy I am.

I have never thought about my sexuality being right or wrong. To me it has always been a case of finding the right person.

English people have seen me get through scandals.

I am really not interested or excited by repeating former successes.

If someone really wants to hurt you, they'll find a way whatever. I don't want to live my life worrying about it.

Of course, I want to sell this record - there's no point making it otherwise.

I went to prison, I paid my bill.

It's absolutely essential that we have the same safeguards that straight couples do. But I want more than a 50 percent chance of success. I don't want to emulate that.

I still believe that music is one of the greatest gifts that God gave to man.

I'm not a novelty act from the '80s in most parts of the world.

I mean, I've done different things at different times that I shouldn't have done, once or twice, you know.

I've never done anything so political before. I've spent years shouting my mouth off about serious issues over dinner tables but never really had the confidence to express my views in a song.

I define my sexuality in terms of the people that I love.

If I can just live further from the spotlight I think that'll be better for all really.

I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.

I think the media is a real demon.

I've achieved what every artist wants, which is that some of their work will outlive them.

My American gay audience have continued to dance and sing to the music I make in a way that straight Americans haven't. I am grateful to them for that.

There's no comfort in the truth, pain is all you'll find.

I don't consider Americans bullies, but I do consider the American government bullying.

I've always been the porky boy in my head.

You can't imagine what it's like playing to people who have been loyal to you for 25 years and haven't seen you for 15.

Celebrity and secrets don't go together. The bastards will get you in the end.

There is no such thing as a reluctant star.

I write about my life.

I think for most of us, our biggest frailties are sexual.

The '90s were a bit of a disaster for me in so many ways. On a personal level, I don't think I could have toured. Also, I had some physical problems with my back that are now sorted and I just wasn't in the right state of mind.

I do want people to know that the songs that I wrote when I was with women were really about women. And the songs that I've written since have been fairly obvious about men.