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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
I loved Wham! and George Michael and was devastated by his death nearly 3 years ago. I've not cried so much reading a book since Love Story. It's only now given me some sort of closure. Which I think is what Andy intended. An homage to Yog and their fans. Beautiful
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Utterly charming and a must for any Wham! Fan
Listen to the audiobook just to hear Andrew say “club tropicana” ...swoon...
Listen to the audiobook just to hear Andrew say “club tropicana” ...swoon...
Se state cercando un libro dove vi spieghi passo per passo tutta la storia degli Wham! Andrew ci ha pensato per voi, non solo parla della loro storia come gruppo, ma anche di tutti gli aneddoti ad esso collegato, non vi nascondo che in più parti è stato molto commovente.
Presi questo libro quasi per scherzo, dato che non avendo un bagaglio culturale molto ampio sugli Wham! era un po' azzardato come acquisto, ma ogni volta che sfogliavo pagina, tutto quanto sembrava così famigliare, che è come se avessi conosciuto il duo da anni, è a mio parere la migliore biografia che ho letto fin ora di cantanti che hanno fatto la storia negli anni 80
Presi questo libro quasi per scherzo, dato che non avendo un bagaglio culturale molto ampio sugli Wham! era un po' azzardato come acquisto, ma ogni volta che sfogliavo pagina, tutto quanto sembrava così famigliare, che è come se avessi conosciuto il duo da anni, è a mio parere la migliore biografia che ho letto fin ora di cantanti che hanno fatto la storia negli anni 80
I'm a massive wham! and george michael fan so I'm really glad I got round to reading this. (related anecdote that I love sharing: my #1 missed opportunity in terms of famous people is the time last year I was gonna go to a coffee shop in town for breakfast but ended up going elsewhere, and andrew ridgeley was in that same coffee shop that morning because he was in the area for golf in st andrews.)
anyways! I really enjoyed this as a celebrity memoir: they're not really my thing nonfiction-wise, and I worried this would be too much of a sole retelling of George Michaels life. However, it was more reflective about comparisons between andrew and george as well as talking about their friendship so I thought it was a really sweet read.
anyways! I really enjoyed this as a celebrity memoir: they're not really my thing nonfiction-wise, and I worried this would be too much of a sole retelling of George Michaels life. However, it was more reflective about comparisons between andrew and george as well as talking about their friendship so I thought it was a really sweet read.
I wasn't a big fan of Wham cause it seemed like a joke band and more of a launching point for George Michael. It was interesting to see Andrew Ridgely's viewpoint though.
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Between the pages of Andrew Ridgeley’s memoir is a flashback to my teens when Wake Me Up Before You Go Go blasted from my Walkman (remember those?!), Everything She Wants blared from my stereo speakers, and Careless Whisper got stuck in my brain. Fans get a glimpse into Andrew’s childhood, “Yog” and Andrew’s youth, the creation of their first band, the move to a duo, and their time as WHAM! Andrew also devotes a few pages to George’s solo career and, then, George's untimely death. But this is undoubtedly a book about WHAM! as that is where the detail lies. Andrew is candid and offers a look into a popular ‘80s duo that lives on in so many hearts. An added bonus is the THREE sections of colored photos and so many black & white snapshots peppered throughout the entire text.
The only bit that “bothered” me was that I felt like the break-up of the duo was brushed over. Yes, Andrew devoted many pages to the lead-up to The Final, their last concert at Wembley. However, I felt he was leaving something out. Has he rewritten history in his own mind to convince himself it was okay for them to disband and George to pursue a solo career? Because, as I read, I felt like the “George will go solo” decision may have always been there but … why?? I get that they didn’t want WHAM! to outlive its popularity. I just felt like I was missing part of the story.
Needless to say, after finishing this memoir, I raced to my CD collection (yes, I still have those! I’m a hold-out on digital music.) to see if I had transferred my beloved WHAM! music from cassette to the “newer” format. I had not. I remedied that quickly … now I await a box from Amazon and I will be blasting these teen-favorites once again from my stereo. But, now, I’ll have Andrew’s words of the WHAM! story dancing in my brain as well.
The only bit that “bothered” me was that I felt like the break-up of the duo was brushed over. Yes, Andrew devoted many pages to the lead-up to The Final, their last concert at Wembley. However, I felt he was leaving something out. Has he rewritten history in his own mind to convince himself it was okay for them to disband and George to pursue a solo career? Because, as I read, I felt like the “George will go solo” decision may have always been there but … why?? I get that they didn’t want WHAM! to outlive its popularity. I just felt like I was missing part of the story.
Needless to say, after finishing this memoir, I raced to my CD collection (yes, I still have those! I’m a hold-out on digital music.) to see if I had transferred my beloved WHAM! music from cassette to the “newer” format. I had not. I remedied that quickly … now I await a box from Amazon and I will be blasting these teen-favorites once again from my stereo. But, now, I’ll have Andrew’s words of the WHAM! story dancing in my brain as well.
First of all, I was a huge fan of Wham! back in the day and crushed especially hard on Andrew Ridgeley. Second of all, I try to give a lot of grace any time I am rating a memoir. However, this was not an interesting read AT ALL. It’s a shame no one in Ridgeley’s life cared enough to discourage him from publishing this as is. Another reviewer likened it to a school boy’s “What I Did Over the Summer” personal narrative and I couldn’t agree more.