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George Michael: Portrait of an Artist

They were trying to control him and, you know, keep him doing promoall around America for...

They were trying to control him and, you know, keep him doing promo
all around America for months and months and months

Full Transcript

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They were trying to control him
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and, you know, keep him doing promo all around America
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for months and months and months.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:45
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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.
And, you know, being on every TV show and chat show and... - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:04
And, you know, being on every TV show and chat show and...
Although pop is all about theatre - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:05
Although pop is all about theatre
There was mismatch between what - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:07
There was mismatch between what
But the main, the main, er, thing I like to express is that - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:08
But the main, the main, er, thing I like to express is that
Most people seriously underestimate - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:09
Most people seriously underestimate
Cos what I'm saying is I don't think it benefits anybody listening to my - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:08
Cos what I'm saying is I don't think it benefits a...
The way he marketed himself, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:06
The way he marketed himself,
So, the question about George is that having created this passion - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:10
So, the question about George is that having created this pa...
He was the most successful recording star in the world, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:07
He was the most successful recording star in the world,
If I use the analogy of American baseball, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:15
If I use the analogy of American baseball,
This is the moment that he turns from being a... - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:05
This is the moment that he turns from being a...
a Janet, or, you know, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:11
a Janet, or, you know,
He does this meditative, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:11
He does this meditative,
The music usually came first. Erm, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:14
The music usually came first. Erm,
George needed the focus of the songs to be on his voice. - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:05
George needed the focus of the songs to be on his voice.
George wasn't a fantastic musician. However, - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:13
George wasn't a fantastic musician. However,
And he was using incredibly expensive studios as almost like - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist 00:07
And he was using incredibly expensive studios as almost like
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...