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George Michael: A Life by James Gavin
The definitive biography of George Michael, offering an expansive look at the troubled life of the legendary singer, songwriter, and pop superstar ? ? ? George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and smolderingly erotic. He was a songwriter of true craft and substance, and his music swept the world, starting in the mid-1980s. His fabricated image?that of a hypermacho sex god?loomed large in the pop culture of his day. It also hid?for a time?the secret he fought against revealing: Michael was gay. Soon his obsession with fame would start to backfire. As one of the industry?s most privileged yet tortured men began to self-destruct, the press showed little sympathy. 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. ? ? ? ? Acclaimed music biographer James Gavin traces Michael?s metamorphosis from the shy and awkward Georgios Kyriacos