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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Really loved this! Andrew’s really articulate and interesting to listen to. Fascinating social history - music, fashion and communist China - as well as the history of their music.
Wham was a big part of my growing up. Those songs are part of the Soundtrack of my life (both Wham and George's solo career) .
I really enjoyed hearing the story from Andrew's POV about how he and George met, how Wham became big and how Andrew took a step aside to help George flourish as a Solo Artist. I loved hearing the story about their experience in China (Andrew was right, the video footage of that in the 80's did not provide a lot of insight), how their songs came to be and how George got his wish when last Christmas hit #1 (sadly it was after his passing). This book kept me very engaged and I also enjoyed seeing the photos throughout the book. I would highly recommend this book, especially to those who grew up listening to Wham and/or George Michael as a solo artist.
I really enjoyed hearing the story from Andrew's POV about how he and George met, how Wham became big and how Andrew took a step aside to help George flourish as a Solo Artist. I loved hearing the story about their experience in China (Andrew was right, the video footage of that in the 80's did not provide a lot of insight), how their songs came to be and how George got his wish when last Christmas hit #1 (sadly it was after his passing). This book kept me very engaged and I also enjoyed seeing the photos throughout the book. I would highly recommend this book, especially to those who grew up listening to Wham and/or George Michael as a solo artist.
Wish it would've gone a little more in depth about the history of Wham! and Andrew himself. I did enjoy it though, fun read all around!
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Grief, Alcohol
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
A reasonable memoir of growing up friends and forming Wham
A sweet and touching memoir that is honestly more of a tribute to Ridgely’s friendship and partnership with his best friend George Michael in their group, Wham! George Michael was one of my idols as a teenager and reading this took me way too long to get to and I’m glad I finally sat down to read it. The only flaw I can say I find with this book is that it’s too short and skips over George’s whole solo career (similar critique I had to the documentary about Wham! that released this year) and Andrew’s feelings about it. Otherwise, a lovely, fun, and fast read.
3.5/5 stars!
3.5/5 stars!
i dont critically rate memoirs but i will say it was a nice quick read and, most interestingly to me, the part that was most engaging + where andrew seemed the most engaged as a writer was the stuff before wham! and just telling the origin of their friendship. the wham! part had some interesting details and reflections but overall just felt like an outline of the era hitting all the detail beats a fan would want to know. there’s more i would have liked to have read about but i really think he just wanted to talk about his friend lol. very sweet tribute in that sense
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
I've always enjoyed Wham! and George Michael, but reading this brought a whole new level of appreciation to his music and how he got to the legendary status he was. The personal account of him and his life from not only his band mate, but his best friend, was a lovely perspective. RIP big time.
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Fun and warm