Reply With QuoteJeez!! Only 53. Another completely unexpected one!!
Just heard George Michael has passed, 2016 just p-ss off...
Jeez!! Only 53. Another completely unexpected one!!
Really shocked, just heard it as well. No details other than he passed peacefully currently. Such sad news.
Jesus Christ this year has been fatal... Died at 53 years old... That's very weird for someone who could probably afford good healthcare and such. I wonder what was it... Surely it can't be "natural" .... ?
I think everyone, no matter their taste in music, has a soft spot for something of his. For me, it was "Wake Me Up" when I was a child, and his Older album when I was grown up. A serious musician, and a great singer.
Blimey, just heard the news too. That's indeed a real shocker. RIP.
53 is no age to die?
One of the best ever Xmas songs to remember him by.
The Freedom video, thats still an unreal video...
RIP George...
Literally his last Christmas. Very sad for someone his age.
Certainly no age to die. What a bad year 2016 as been, in more ways than one. R.I.P.
Without words on this... up there with Rik Mayall for me on the 'shocked' scale.
Good lord
Christ if your a famous person you must be sh-tting yourself about now and praying to see 2017...
A genuine talent who wrote and sang the soundtrack to my childhood and teenage years.
A stunning loss.
RIP
Awful
Shocked as others have said.
His cover of I can't make you love me is one of my all time favourites.
A huge shock.
No age to go (well, I hope - he's only 18 months up on me)
Wow.
Just heard the shocking news
Very talented, and a real shame.
Can't help but think his lifestyle choices have hurried him along though.
Noooo!!! I grew up listening to him and managed to see him in concert 4 years ago. Even with his problems his voice was still spine tingling. RIP Yog.
Yes, yes, yes.... YES!Originally Posted by vagabond
He did a great version of the first time ever I saw your face too.
And my fave modern Christmas song.
Sorry missed this. So sad. Amazing artist.
I'm shocked by this. RIP George.
I'm hoping that you'll be able to zoom in on the detail of this photo and be able to read this 1982 Smash Hits article (note the journalist's name!)
Still trying to take this in and struggling......
Absolutely awful, terrible news - grew up listening to him and he remains one of my favourite artists of all time.
Followed since the first Wham release of 'young guns'......
RIP George Michael
Yep...one minute you're a young gun, having some fun...
'Tis a shocker indeed, maybe not everyones fav artist, but throughout his time, from Young Guns,to Club Tropicana, to Faith, huge huge hits that most people would know.
RIP George
Anybody who can write lyrics like "guilty feet have got no rhythm" at 18 deserves major respect.
RIP.
So shocked at this. Horrible news.
I always thought it was 'guilty feelings got no rhythm'
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Sad news, i worked at butlins in the 80s, club tropicana was a song we worked to in the beach comber bar at butlins filey.
RIP George. Awful news.
I honestly thought Mrs is joking when she told me the news, seriously WTF.. RIP George.
Fas est ab hoste doceri
I'm never gonna dance again; guilty 'feet' have got no rhythm....
RIP George, Edge of Heaven right enough.
Sad sad news indeed !
Does anyone know if he was an organ donor ... think about it !!!
Unbelievable.
I am truly shocked as I was when Prince passed away.
So clever my foot fell off.
Just woken to this unbelievably sad news,
An absolute talent
RIP George.
RIP George, my memories are becoming even more of a ghost, this year has certainly seen more celeb deaths than any other.
Suddenly I'm feeling old.
RIP George Michael.
Indeed, very sad news. I realized how good he was when he performed at Wembley, at the Freddy Mercury Tribute. He was the only one who could match Freddy. Indeed, 53 makes me feel old.
Menno
You're not alone... I've learned something on this thread too
My sister was a mahoosive fan... big memories from childhood... I remember being in Skegvegas and not being able to move for those 'choose life' shirts and wanabee George Michael hairdos
Spot on, I remember watching that gig and he was the only one who could do Freddie's work justice. Surprised me at the time.
RIP George.
Sad news, but you sensed he was a man who burnt the candle from both ends.
Definitely a talent though, whether you were a fan or not.
I said to my wife as we got up yesterday "I wonder who will die today"
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Not my cup of tea but 53 is way too young to pass - a talent he was!
RIP George Michael. 53 is way too young.
RIP George - truly shocked when I logged on here and read this
I was a massif Wham fan - saw them a couple of times in their heyday -
So sad
I thought I still had the program in the basement with my vinyl - so please as I opened it fo find the ticket stub too
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I grew up in the same area as him and Andrew Ridgeley and knew two people in the Last Christmas video. Ridgeley was a fairly frequent visitor to my local and even owned a bar in the area post-Wham!. I only met George once. Someone from the pub looked like him and appeared in the Sun as a Page 7 Fella. George turned up and signed the picture and it was put up near the dart board.
He was quieter and more reserved than Andrew, who really made the most of his situation.
RIP !
Good grief, just saw the news on the BBC website. Ridiculous year, RIP indeed.
Still taking the sad news in, we knew he wasn't well but this is like a bolt out of the blue! I met him several times and he was such a lovely guy, especially to my missus who literally went to mush when I introduced her to him.
I'm sure I have at least one of his songs on every one of my playlists and we must've heard "Last Christmas" so many times yesterday.
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