Издания и произведения

Февральское воскресение 1984 года. В этот день Джордж Майкл придумал самый главный хит Wham! — Last Christmas. Эта баллада станет одной из самых узнаваемых рождественских песен в мире и самым великим рождественским синглом Великобритании — правда, только в 2020-м году. До этого он уступал в UK Singles Chart другим хитам. Джордж Майкл всегда был раздражен этой статистикой. Ему было не суждено узнать, что однажды справедливость восторжествует. Эти мемуры написал Эндрю Риджли: второй участник дуэта Wham! и близкий друга Джорджа Майкла. Он впервые рассказывает историю их знакомства, общение в школе и колледже, первые попытки писать музыку и…

For the first time, Andrew Ridgeley - one half of one of the most famous bands in the world - tells the inside story of Wham!, his life-long friendship with George Michael and the formation of a band that changed the shape of the music scene in the early eighties. In 1975 Andrew took a shy new boy at school under his wing. They instantly hit it off and their boyhood escapades at Bushey Meads School built a bond that was never broken. The duo found themselves riding an astonishing rollercoaster of success, taking them all over the world. They made and broke iconic records, they were treated like gods, but they stayed true to their friendship…

For the first time, Andrew Ridgeley - one half of one of the most famous bands in the world - tells the inside story of Wham!, his life-long friendship with George Michael and the formation of a band that changed the shape of the music scene in the early eighties. In 1975 Andrew took a shy new boy at school under his wing. They instantly hit it off and their boyhood escapades at Bushey Meads School built a bond that was never broken. The duo found themselves riding an astonishing rollercoaster of success, taking them all over the world. They made and broke iconic records, they were treated like gods, but they stayed true to their…