Tonight the music seems so loud : the meaning of George Michael
Sanghera, Sathnam, 1976-2026
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He wrote one of the biggest hits of our age in 'about an hour' in his childhood bedroom. He would go on to collaborate with some of the greatest musicians of all time, from Aretha Franklin to Stevie Wonder. He was a pop star who bleached his hair blonde, wore tiny shorts and, at the same time, critiqued his own image mercilessly. He lived through the AIDS crisis and one of the most homophobic periods of British history and yet when he finally came out, he did so boldly and unapologetically. Wham! were the first Western pop group to play in Communist China and he repeatedly broke boundaries in music too. Ten years after his death, George Michael is still everywhere. This title is a portrait of one of Britain's most beloved musicians and an account of a strange and turbulent period of British history.
Main title:
Tonight the music seems so loud : the meaning of George Michael / Sathnam Sanghera.
Author:
Sanghera, Sathnam, 1976-, author
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2026.
Collation:
288 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781035063871 (hbk)
Dewey class:
782.42166092782.42166 MIC782.42166
Language:
English
Subject:
Michael, George, 1963-2016Male singers -- Great Britain -- BiographyGay singers -- Great Britain -- BiographySingers -- Great Britain -- BiographyBiographyLGBTQ+ InterestBiography & non-fiction proseLondon, Greater Londonc 1980 to c 1989c 1990 to c 1999Relating to LGBTQ+ peopleMusicians, singers, bands & groups
BRN:
4288434