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George Michael: Portrait of an Artist

And he was using incrediblyexpensive studios as almost like demo writing sketchbooks

And he was using incredibly
expensive studios as almost like demo writing sketchbooks

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And he was using incredibly expensive studios as almost like
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demo writing sketchbooks.
Duration
7 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:28:33
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
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documentary
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Movie Summary

This is by far the most definitive feature documentary of George Michael's amazing life, told candidly by fellow musicians and other friends who loved and respected him.
He particularly hated cymbals and tom-toms. - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:04
He particularly hated cymbals and tom-toms.
So, the music became very simple. Everything had - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:07
So, the music became very simple. Everything had
So, he'd say, "Now, the reverb is still not bright enough yet. - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:05
So, he'd say, "Now, the reverb is still not bright...
"Make those S's and T's last longer. - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:04
"Make those S's and T's last longer.
"I need every one to disappear into the distance." - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:11
"I need every one to disappear into the distance."
And he would then start to write words in - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:06
And he would then start to write words in
Singing them, see how they sound, recording them. - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:04
Singing them, see how they sound, recording them.
"No, that line's not right." Get rid of that line - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:12
"No, that line's not right." Get rid of that ...
If you go to a song like Praying for Time, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:05
If you go to a song like Praying for Time,
He sang the lyrics as they came into his head. - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:04
He sang the lyrics as they came into his head.
It was a way of working that I'd never, ever seen before. - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:05
It was a way of working that I'd never, ever seen befor...
There was never any lyrics written down, ever at all. - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:05
There was never any lyrics written down, ever at all.
There comes a point where you have - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:21
There comes a point where you have
You can listen to Praying For Time, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:12
You can listen to Praying For Time,
He understands that really art gets reinvented - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:08
He understands that really art gets reinvented
Every personal experience is slightly different, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:05
Every personal experience is slightly different,
The best pop songs are like Rorschach tests, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:14
The best pop songs are like Rorschach tests,
People project onto them the person they want to see, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:14
People project onto them the person they want to see,
I don't think that there are many people that are important as - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:05
I don't think that there are many people that are impor...
I don't believe that I will leave a great mark as a, er, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:09
I don't believe that I will leave a great mark as a, er...