George Michael (Interview: Simon Hattenstone/Photo:Andrew McPherson) blackpool his crestfallen rival

his crestfallen rival

the golfing world saluted him as ‘the greatest’

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to the more modern handheld cameras used to capture this image – a visual reminder of Manchester’s changing urban landscape in the 1960s

JUDGE: The ice has it

George Michael (Interview: Simon Hattenstone/Photo:Andrew McPherson) blackpool his crestfallen rivalSimon Hattenstone remembers interviewing George Michael back in 2009. I have so many memories of this interview. George didnt like doing interviews, but when he did he gave them everything. Id interviewed him once before, and he decided he liked it because he was honest so he asked if Id interview him again. It was a dark winters day, and he wanted to talk about everything and everyone Elton John, Bono, cottaging, drugs. George was such a complex mix