| Title: A twenty five year passion for George Michael | | Ìý | | | Film maker: | Ann Panter | | Length: | 3'16" | | Date: | June 2007 | | Subject: | george michael, wham, fans, music |
Ann first saw George Michael performing 25 years ago, while watching Top Of The Pops show. It wasn't quite love at first sight, but seeing George cavorting to the strains of Young Guns with Andrew Ridgeley as well as Pepsi and Shirley in Wham! was the start of what was to turn into a major passion for the music of George Michael.
In 2006 the star returned to touring after 15 years, and Ann is looking forward to seeing George at his Carrow Road concert in Norwich on Tuesday, 12 June, 2007. Wham-bam
 | | George in Norwich - see the gig gallery |
"I remember the first time I ever saw him on the telly. Back in the good old days when Top Of The Pops was still on 91Èȱ¬1 on Thursday night," said Ann. "I was sitting watching Wham. It was their very first performance, and I remember thinking, 'What on earth is he doing?' "I actually went through to my friend's bedroom and saidÌý 'Jacq, you've got to come and see this wally on the telly.' "Little did I know then, that was going to be the start of a 25-year passion." See it live Ann admits that if you love a person's music, the only way to really appreciate it is to see them live. "The Carrow Road is now looming. I keep looking at my tickets and getting quite excited," said Ann. "I believe that everybody should have a passion. There should be something in your life that you look forward to that takes you away from the mundane, day to day. "Going to work, coming home, doing the washing, cooking ironing, looking after the kids.
 | | Ann's music collection of George Michael |
"Everybody should have something that's just special to them. I'm not mad, I'm not obsessed - but it has been a huge part of my life." Will Ann ever give up her passion for George Michael's music? "I don't know. I suppose I will give it up when he's releasing a new single, or an album, or he's going on tour and I don't get that buzz anymore. "I suppose the day I stand in front of the stage and look up at him and think, nope, I could be at home reading a book or watching something on the telly, I suppose that will be the day that I give it up." George Michael at Carrow Road, Norwich After following George Michael at gigs all over the country, it was finally time for Ann to watch her idol on home turf. On Tuesday, 12 June, 2007 - George Michael played to around 20,000 fans at Carrow Road, Norwich. Ann was there, sitting in the Golden Circle, just a few metres from a man who, musically speaking, gives her everything she wants. See what she had to say just a short while after the concert finished.
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