George Michael

The whole business is built on ego,vanity,self-satisfaction , and its total crap to pretend its not

Only time will set you free, just like me

Stupid cupid keeps on calling me, but I see nothing in his eyes. I miss my babe

I have more love, success, and security than I could ever dream of.

It's strange. At some point in your career, the situation between yourself and the camera reverses. For a certain number of years, you court it and you need it, but ultimately, it needs you more, and it's a bit like a relationship. The minute that happens, it turns you off... and it does feel like it is taking something from you.

You'll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.

I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.

I had very little fear about it, but basically, my straight friends talked me out of it. I think they thought as I was bisexual, there was no need to. But it's amazing how much more complicated it became because I didn't come out in the early days. I often wonder if my career would have taken a different path if I had.

I had been obsessed with insects and creepy-crawlies: I used to get up at five o'clock in the morning and go out into this field behind our garden and collect insects before everyone else got up, and suddenly, all I wanted to know about was music. It just seemed a very, very strange thing.

It takes so much strength to say to your ego, 'You know what? You're going to keep me lonely, so I have to ignore you.'

Not many people are really that meticulous with what they do, I suppose, but I'm just a control freak and terribly afraid of failure or regret. I work very hard on these things.

I knew, regardless of anything else, singing in front of an orchestra was going to be inspirational. It would feed me.

The whole business is built on ego, vanity, self-satisfaction, and it's total crap to pretend it's not.