We don’t like our lives being monitored, so when someone dies alone, perhaps there are always answers that remain out of reach. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
I was never jealous of my best friend. But I was envious of his talent. I had achieved my ambition of being in a band and playing live and I wanted him to go on and realize his talent as much as he did. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
I think we achieved what we wanted to achieve. It was a short time period but we had broken America, we had been a worldwide success, and certainly George, as a songwriter, was outgrowing Wham! Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
One has to spend time sort of really going back through one’s memories. When you do start doing that then, you do recall more as time goes on. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
Nothing had prepared me for the depth of pain George’s death precipitated. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
I had always been aware of George’s importance to me, of the bond of friendship and of the sparkle and light, effervescence and electricity that suffused the music we made. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
George and I met in 1975 at Bushey Meads secondary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire. I was in my second year – self-confident, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and excitable. He was the new boy and I was keen that I should get to look after him. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
The video for ‘Last Christmas’ was shot in the early winter of 1984 in the Swiss ski resort of Saas Fee. It was a glorious affair, and the two days we spent shooting it were a riot of laughter and fun, which I think comes across. Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
It goes without saying that when it came to musical talent, George was in a completely different league to me – as he was to most people! Andrew Ridgeley Read Quote
