George Michael’s Ambition as a Pop Writer

George Michael wants to make it clear that he’s a pop writer. His ambition now is clear.

“I just want to be able to write a better pop song than the last one.”

Yet he knows that Wham’s success has lost him a few fans and a lot of respect.

“The people we’ve got to win back are the people of 20-25 who were dissuaded from buying a really good pop record like ‘Wake Me Up’ because they don’t think we’re credible group. If we can keep producing really well-crafted pop songs, people will buy the records even though they’re made by us.

SOURCE: ‘George Michael: The Naked Truth’ in No. 1 Magazine (1984)

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