For the first time,Andrew Ridgeley tells the inside story of Wham!,his life-long friendship with George Michael and the formation of a band that changed the shape of the music scene in the early eighties. School mates. Band mates. Soul mates . . .When Andrew Ridgley took George Michael,the new boy at school,under his wing,he discovered a soul mate.
In Wham! George and Me,Andrew tells the story of how they rode a rollercoaster of success around the world while making iconic records and surviving superstardom with their friendship intact. It is a memoir of love,music,the flamboyant 1980s and living in a pop hurricane.No one else can ever tell their story - because no one else was there.'A joyous celebration of the Wham! years. For anyone who was a teenager in the early 1980s,it will take you on a nostalgia trip. It's an honest but affectionate account of a remarkable duo who remained true to their origins and their friendship throughout it all'Daily Express
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241385821Number of pages: 368Weight: 328 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
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'Even before the first page of this charming,heartfelt memoir,Ridgeley's eloquent dedication to his "dearest friend" George Michael will have you in tears. This is more than a gleeful shuttlecocks-in-shorts account of young guns having some fun: there's a real poignancy to Ridgeley's description of Wham!'s glory days,the knowledge of what will be lost - a band,a best friend - chilling in the Club Tropicana sunshine.'- The Sunday Times
'A touching account of male friendship.'-The Times
'A remarkably generous memoir....in more than one sense,the biography of a friend.'- Spectator
'It's a joyous celebration of the Wham! years. For anyone who was a teenager in the early 1980s,it will take you on a nostalgia trip,with dozens of comically captioned photos of the band during the white espadrille years. It's an honest but affectionate account of a remarkable duo who remained true to their origins and their friendship throughout it all.'- Daily Express
'Packed full of nostalgia,heart and insight,Wham! George & Me is a lovingly written ode to friendship and a celebration of one of the greatest pop acts of all time. A superb tribute.'-Classic Pop Magazine
'In this moving memoir,which is also a vivid nostalgia trip for anyone who was a teenager in the 70s and 80s,he tells the story of his friendship and musical collaboration with George Michael. Engaging.'-Sunday Express
'The Wham! star charts his treasured friendship with George Michael,from their meeting at school in 1975 to George's untimely death in 2016. The duo left a legacy of pop classics from the exuberant Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go to the evergreen Last Christmas,and Ridgeley's enthusiasm for life in a chart-topping band is as infectious as their music.'- Daily Mirror
'This book is all you could want and more!'-Magic Book Club
'I couldn't put it down. Such a fantastic book.'- Chris Evans,Virgin Radio
'A great story.'-Saturday Live,Radio 4
'A lovely book. A love letter to George.'-Graham Norton,BBC1
'A touching and vivid nostalgia trip - with great photos.'-Best
'Top 50 gift picks for the book lovers in your life.'- The Herald
'A fond look back at the Wham! star's life in the group that helped define Eighties pop.'- Choice Magazine
'Will no doubt appeal to the fanbase...Humorous and touching.'-Times Literary Supplement
'Joyful nostalgia.'-Daily Express
'As a hard-nosed ex-detective,it was a source of much hilarity that I am such a Wham! fan but my copy of this is a prized possession.'-Peter Bleksley
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