{"product_id":"george-michaels-faith-paperback","title":"George Michael's Faith - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Horton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Saturday, June 28, 1986, George Michael picked up his tasselled leather jacket, walked out of London's Wembley Stadium and cheerfully tore up five years of glittering pop history. He'd just disposed of Wham!, the band he'd formed with school friend Andrew Ridgeley when they were teenagers, and now, at 23, he knew he was all grown up. He just needed to convince everyone else. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaith\u003c\/i\u003e is what happens when you've outstripped your dreams, your peers, your friends and your fans, and no one's caught up yet. It's about pouring all of that confusion, insecurity and sizzling ambition into music that comes out confused, insecure and ambitious - and then selling 25 million copies of it. George Michael was always preparing for this and, in the process, he set a template for all disaffected singers making that move. This book examines that model and the themes that went into \u003ci\u003eFaith\u003c\/i\u003e - from engaging in politics to crossing over to a Black audience and writing classic pop songs to endure - and speaks to the surviving key players to tell the story of how it was made.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Horton\u003c\/b\u003e sacrificed a promising future as a Classics scholar to become a music journalist and editor. His writing has been published extensively in \u003ci\u003eNME\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as on websites including \u003ci\u003eThe Quietus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBBC Music\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has contributed to several books, principally recommending songs and albums to hear before you die. He lives in Kent, UK, and spends most of his time in a small brick office at the bottom of his garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.4 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766406644000,"sku":"9781501377976","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5a2516c5c9a3d6b70a775968733b5816.webp?v=1780292073","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/george-michaels-faith-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}