George has just spoken out in the UK over war with Iraq!!

It was a fantastic debate!!

George basically said he did not want war with Iraq NOW becoz thats what the terrorists wanted, he said saddam must be removed eventually however

The interviewer asked him why he was speaking out now and not at the height of his success and he said he wasnt interested in politics when he was 19, he talked about shoot the dog and how he knew it would flop but he said he didnt care because he knew radio wouldnt play it!

At the end of the debate he said he wouldnt be making any more public comments about war, he felt he needed 2 because he felt threatened personally. He then said Tony Blair was a good man but he wouldnt be voting for him again as he has lost it!!

The interviewer then read a quote from noel gallagher, 2 which he replied "oh please...at least give me some opposition from someone intelligent like Rupert Murdoch"

He said he was disgusted by comments in the newspapers after the release of shoot the dog that he was a "washed up pervert"

George

Michael said:

Lol!

pulling for George Michael to Comeback.

I love George Michael... here's to wishing him well!

FunkyBrotha said:

This is such bullshit. GM was not 19 when he was singing I want your sex or when Listen Without Prejudice came out! This is definitely an attempt by GM to get in the public eye again, how pityful!



Come on! GM was working on a serious comeback, he just failed! He didn't see the Shoot The Dog-flop coming, certainly not the public reaction to that stupid video!
Where was Freeek in all this? That one bombed as well!
[This message was edited Thu Feb 27 1:13:15 PST 2003 by abierman]

The only reason they "bombed" as u put it was because he had no support from the record company, or radio, or the government, he did not promote the singles himself, he just put them out there!

In this case i would say they were highly successful as both singles went top 10 i believe freeek got no 7!

also u said "gm wasnt 19 when he did i want ur sex and listen without prejudice", that was exactly the point i was making! he wasnt interested in politics then, he started it with listen wp, and then later the sony dispute!

FunkyBrotha said:

what I am saying is that the height of his career was not when he was 19, but dureing those albums mentioned...he wasn't political then! Now he is only political only to teurn into the public eye!

FunkyBrotha said:

Maybe the record companies & radio recognized a bad song, no hit? Since when is the government backing recording artists?
[This message was edited Thu Feb 27 8:20:16 PST 2003 by abierman]

George Michael ..

We all got different opinions..

GM's shit is slipping (sales and play list wise) the same reason Prince and Michael's stuff is. It's because he is another aging 80's icon and most people under 25 (who buy most of the records) just don't care about them. I remember how my friends and I viewed people like James Brown in the 80's. Truthfully we didn't really listen to his music because he belonged to our parents. It's not until years later as you mature, that many of dismiss image and focus soley on the music. Don't fool yourselves thinking it's about content is somoene like George Michaels case. Hell I didn't like him much during the Wham and Faith days but dug the hell out of FAst LOve, Shoot The Dog and some of his more recent stuff. To many young people it's far more about image and how the media sells you than it is about anything else. Hell, Prince could put out something as classic as 1999 tomorrow and it wouldn't sell big units. I see Madonna's fall coming in the next year or two. It's just the nature of pop music.

intha916 said:

Maybe that was your Case&your Friends, but for Me I Loved My Parents&Grandparents Music.still do.that never changed.I always believed in the words in order to Know about Today you have to understand Yesterday in order to get to the Future.I loved James Brown in the 80's because He Influenced the Folks I was digging.you would be Surprised at People 35-40 who still don't wanna give it up for Acts like James Brown.it's not always About Age it's what you allow yourself to Hear&See.I got into Jackie Wilson when I was 14 thanks to Michael Jackson talking about Him.got into Lady Day Billie Holiday as a Kid thanks to Diana Ross.Image nowadays does Eliminate alot of the Big Acts in the 80's.but there are Ears who hear MJ,Prince,Stevie,Rick,Lionel,etc.. bringing the Goods would Buy it.

mistermaxxx said:

Stereotype is a drama yo "shakes head"

If the Shoot The Dog video was premiered now it would be applauded.

It was a few months too early - now everyone's saying he was right.

MiaBocca said:

I think what Hurt Him was that it felt like a Gimmick coming from a Artist that truly is above that as a Songwriter&a Artist.now if He comes out with a Album that Showcases The Musical Good He will be Alright.

Yeah also Shoot The Dog was crap.

The vocals were way too low, just a really flat sounding song, and a complete WASTE of a sample of one of the best pop songs of all time.

George totally nailed that reporter, he knows what he's talking about. It's disgusting how the English & American right wing press attack people and countries with a different point of view on the Iraq crisis.

mistermaxxx said:

If it's not a matter of age and image then name me at least 3 acts over 40 in the top 20 right now.

Damn! Wish I'd seen this "Shoot The Dog" video. GM gets no play in the States nowadays.

abierman said:

GM was being interviewed in the UK. His most successful period there was with Wham, 82-86. This was the period he had more number one singles and albums than any other time in his career. So he was a teenager. Where the bull shit in that?

Faith and LWP were part 2 and three of his career.

Besides, Listen without prejudice was Georges least successful album of self penned songs.

Also, GM had weeks to pull the Shoot the dog video, as the britsh press (the sun) was after him, every day. He chose to make the statement, even though his name was being dragged through the mud.

He doesn't need the money, he has full control of all his releases.

Those are the facts.

I hated Freek, I thought he looked so foolish.

SquirrelMeat said:

well fucking said