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meganmoschops 's review for:
Wham! George & Me
by Andrew Ridgeley
There are very mixed reviews about this book and I can see why. Some people say it’s a great insight in to George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s friendship and Wham! but there are also reviews which talk about how the book comes across a bit “Don’t forget about me! I did stuff too!”.
I felt it was a bit of a mixture of the two. I loved the nostalgia of the 70s and 80s and returning to an area of north west London I knew from my childhood. You only see the polished end version of bands and singers so the history of how they come in to existence, their musical influences and their hard work is always interesting to read about. And the friendship between Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael was evident. There is a real fondness in the writing in places and the last chapter was just sad.
That said, I can totally see why the other reviews comment on the “and me! I did things too!” and “that was my idea! It wasn’t all George you know!” element - there’s quite a bit of that feeling too as I was reading it. A hard balance to get right without sounding like you are a bit bitter!
It has made me listen to some Wham! again which has been lovely! Not sure how it could have all been 40 years ago though…
I felt it was a bit of a mixture of the two. I loved the nostalgia of the 70s and 80s and returning to an area of north west London I knew from my childhood. You only see the polished end version of bands and singers so the history of how they come in to existence, their musical influences and their hard work is always interesting to read about. And the friendship between Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael was evident. There is a real fondness in the writing in places and the last chapter was just sad.
That said, I can totally see why the other reviews comment on the “and me! I did things too!” and “that was my idea! It wasn’t all George you know!” element - there’s quite a bit of that feeling too as I was reading it. A hard balance to get right without sounding like you are a bit bitter!
It has made me listen to some Wham! again which has been lovely! Not sure how it could have all been 40 years ago though…