{"product_id":"george-michael-a-life-paperback","title":"George Michael: A Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Gavin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGeorge Michael: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gavin's engrossing biography of the singer takes the measure of a gifted, tragic, and infuriating man\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and smolderingly erotic. He was a songwriter of true craft and substance, and his music swept the world, starting in the mid-1980s. His fabricated image--that of a hypermacho sex god--loomed large in the pop culture of his day. It also hid--for a time--the secret he fought against revealing: Michael was gay. Soon his obsession with fame would start to backfire. As one of the industry's most privileged yet tortured men began to self-destruct, the press showed little sympathy. \u003ci\u003eGeorge Michael: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e explores the compelling story of a superstar whose struggles, as well as his songs, continue to touch fans all over the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Acclaimed music biographer James Gavin traces Michael's metamorphosis from the shy and awkward Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou into the swaggering, dominant half of the leading British pop duo of the 1980s Wham! He then details Michael's sensational solo career and its subsequent unraveling. With deep analysis of the creative process behind Michael's albums, tours, and music videos, as well as interviews with hundreds of his friends and colleagues, \u003ci\u003eGeorge Michael: A Life \u003c\/i\u003eis a probing, definitive portrait of a pop legend.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Gavin\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and music biographer whose work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDeep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIs That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47188396212473,"sku":"9781419768354","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/KqlKbuugDE9781419768354.webp?v=1767866591","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/george-michael-a-life-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}