We were in a little bubble to a degree, but you’d never really know what was going on elsewhere, you’d done a tour in the States and then you wouldn’t really know what the reaction was out of the shows because it wasn’t immediate on Instagram and Twitter. It wasn’t perhaps as broad as it is these days, it was fab though. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
Certainly that’s what I like in a lot of the music that I listen to, kind of a sexual energy. Guitars and rock get it across best for me. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
One of the artists I most admire is David Lee Roth. I think his combination of humor, glamour, sex and energy is one of the best there is. He also writes great songs. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
I think it’d be pretty juvenile to make a record as a reaction to my critics. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
George had performed musical alchemy, distilling the essence of Christmas into music. Adding a lyric which told the tale of betrayed love was a masterstroke and, as he did so often, he touched hearts. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
George felt the group wasn’t giving him the freedom he needed to develop his songwriting. But I have to admit the end came a little sooner than I expected. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
George was a late arrival at school and he was sort of put in my charge, and one of the immediate similarities was that we both enjoyed music – specifically Elton John. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
George was adamant his sexuality should be kept under wraps, which created a wholly unwelcome extra level of stress for him to manage. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
Despite the pain of his death, George is still very much alive in my memory today. A few years on from that tragic Christmas, I’ll sometimes catch myself thinking of our friendship and those years together as young kids in Wham! Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
It’s an amazing privilege to perform for an audience paying to hear the music that you’ve recorded. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
