A biography for Andrew Ridgeleyhasn’t been written yet.
“One of the promises we made to each other was that Wham! would never be resurrected because it was about being young.”
“George felt the group wasn't giving him the freedom he needed to develop his songwriting. But I have to admit the end came a little sooner than I expected.”
“Perhaps the biggest lesson that I would say is the one to learn is not to let fame and fortune get inside your head.”
“I think we achieved what we wanted to achieve. It was a short time period but we had broken America, we had been a worldwide success, and certainly George, as a songwriter, was outgrowing Wham!”
“It started out ordinarily enough: In 1975, we were two boys that happened to share a mutual sense of humor, a love of life-affirming music, the records and artists it gave birth to, and a shared sense that we understood it.”
“People get very put out when someone is as forceful in their views and in their methods as George is.”
“It's an amazing privilege to perform for an audience paying to hear the music that you've recorded.”
“We were the best of friends. We monkeyed around recording sketches and jingles in George's bedroom. On November 5, 1979, I phoned George and said 'It's now or never.' Then we formed our first band.”
“I had always been aware of George's importance to me, of the bond of friendship and of the sparkle and light, effervescence and electricity that suffused the music we made.”
“One of the artists I most admire is David Lee Roth. I think his combination of humor, glamour, sex and energy is one of the best there is. He also writes great songs.”
“I think it'd be pretty juvenile to make a record as a reaction to my critics.”
“A terrible additional worry was the emergence of AIDS. I know I wasn't the only friend of George's who worried about him during that uncertain, frightening period.”
“I've always listened to Top 40 music.”
“It's nice to watch great acts perform their material. But I can't say that it tweaks any desire within.”