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Originally posted by ariesjow
I'm still deeply saddened by the loss of George Michael. I was way too young to experience him during his peak, but I still grew up listening to all of his music. He was an incredible pop vocalist and songwriter not to mention extremely sexy in his prime.
I've been listening to his music nonstop for days now. I also read the most excellent article today which analyzed why he could never get back to his heights from the 80's and fully achieve the legacies we saw in other superstars from the decade like Prince or MJ. This is a highly recommended read. Very thorough.
In remembering George Michael, don't forget the decades we spent shaming him
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I love George but let's hold up. His second album was way more serious than his debut. It didn't sell as well.. then he went on a hiatus (understandably, his lover died of AIDS). His third album, Older was even more serious. And people didn't really know he was gay until 1998 though the were a lot of speculation and people confronted him. He still had MASSIVE successes though.
But yeah, he doesn't have the legacy of Prince and MJ. He didn't churn out albums like they did, unfortunately. he still has his diamond album and grammys tho. not everybody has that. hihi