Michael 'We wanted to help him but we couldn't' says Wham bandmate Andrew Ridgeley

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Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael's time as a successful '80s pop duo may have been relatively short by music industry standards, but their friendship was almost a lifetime.

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The documentary was Ridgeley's idea, which he proposed to the George Michael estate after realising that there was still a huge affection for Wham! - so much affection that their 1984 single.

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Andrew Ridgeley interview: 'Wham! weren't meant to last, we couldn't sing Bad Boys at 40'. 21-year-old George Michael's duet of 'Careless Whisper' with Smokey Robinson is magnificent. When George Michael broke hearts with his beautiful cover of a Bonnie Raitt classic. "When I found out it was a moment of disbelief.

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Andrew also recalls the final meeting with Wham! bandmate George Michael before they split up after six years together. The former school friends formed Wham! in 1980 and during their time.

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George Michael was the Paul Simon of the group, while Andrew Ridgeley was his plus-one, despite having co-written Wham! hits including the wildly anti-capitalist " Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do.

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Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael spent their final time together with a board game. Despite their divergent lives - Michael's solo career soared while Ridgeley pursued his passion as a race.

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Ridgeley said "few stones remain unturned" as he's worked the past five years on projects that are all-things-Wham! In 2019, he published a memoir, "Wham! George Michael & Me," and had a.

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Andrew Ridgeley is recalling the last time he saw his Wham! bandmate George Michael before his death. While chatting exclusively with PEOPLE about WHAM!, the upcoming Netflix documentary that.

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Andrew Ridgeley Says Wham! Bandmate George Michael's Death 'Hit Me Like a Punch to the Gut' In a new memoir, Andrew Ridgely opens up about his former bandmate's shocking 2016 death: "I felt.

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— George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley went from school friends to global stars. Movies. Wham's story as told by the duo, Andrew Ridgely and the late George Michael. July 5, 2023 5:05 AM ET.

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Andrew Ridgley reveals his response to the moment George Michael confided in him about coming out. Paul Simper Published Jul 20, 2023, 5:12pm. Comment. Andrew Ridgley talks the new Wham.

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The Wham! singer has spoken about his best friend George Michael to mark what would have been the star's 60th birthday. Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael were the undisputed teenage pin ups of the 1980s. The Wham! stars, who shot to fame with hit song ' Young Guns (Go For It) ' in 1982, were one of the biggest pop bands of the decade.

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In the new 335-page memoir "Wham! George Michael and Me: A Memoir," Andrew Ridgeley, now 56, forgoes the standard story-of-my-life details to focus on his decade of friendship with the music icon.

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However, in an interview with People Andrew Ridgeley revealed the surprisingly wholesome past time he and George Michael engaged in, the very last time the pair saw one another. Shortly before George's untimely death on December 25, 2016, Andrew revealed the pair played Scrabble. "He'd beaten me the week before, and I was exacting my revenge.

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Andrew Ridgeley looks back with fondness at George Michael. NEW YORK (AP) — Long before he was a music icon in skintight jeans, leather jacket and designer stubble, George Michael was something else — awkward, chubby and insecure. He even went by the very unhip nickname Yog. A loving portrait of a young, striving Michael is offered in a new.

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Seven years after George's death at the age of 53, his childhood buddy and musical collaborator Andrew made an appearance to celebrate George as "one of the greatest singers of our time". Andrew Ridgeley inducted his childhood friend George Michael into the 2023's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Photo by Kevin Kane/Getty Images for The Rock and.