George Michael on Freedom HD

"I’m more experienced sexually than I was as an 18 year old. So maybe it’s time for that to start reflecting in the music." - George Michael on November 10, 1986, as told to Joe Smith George Michael was 23 when he sat for this interview, which has never been broadcast before. He had just embarked on his solo career after leaving Wham!. During the conversation, George Michael talks about his sexuality and shedding his pop-ballad persona ala Careless Whisper. He sounds confident in striking out on his own and sees a clear path to super stardom, but he openly talks about the fear that lurks within that fame might be his demise. He reflects on the power of his fame, as he recalls the historice trip Wham! took to play in communist-China in 1985. You can hear the full, unedited interview on our website: http://blankonblank.org/george-michael This interview was uncovered in the Joe Smith Collection at the Library of Congress Recent Episodes David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFIDXXDsxAo Stephen King on Childhood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA2kzmoAsnk Leonard Cohen on Moonlight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9-A4qLp7kg Aldous Huxley on Techondictators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIgjujAI6eE Bob Dylan at 20 on Freak Shows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrgs5ss0dv8 Patti Smith in 1976 on Getting Bleeped https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKbCc0XKj8A Frank Zappa in 1971 on Fads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5WEU30Iods Tom Waits on Everything and Nothing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyrDfCSZJmI Martin Scorsese on Framing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGyYOQbKDIQ Carl Sagan on Extraterrestrials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9WHs49nlHk David Bowie on Stardust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFIDXXDsxAo Lou Reed on Guns & Ammo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcd9BS2Ty_M Kurt Vonnegut on Man-Eating Lampreys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzWMHIiGgWU Credits EXECUTIVE PRODUCER David Gerlach ANIMATOR Patrick Smith PRODUCER Amy Drozdowska COLORIST Jennifer Yoo MUSIC "Everything She Wants" Wham! "Careless Whisper" Wham! via APM "Take You Serious" Loz Netto "Eighties Sound" Loz Netto "Disco Fever" Loz Netto "Turn Back The Time" Andrew Peter Kingslow, James Alexander Knight Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/5PkI/