George Michael ‘needed to do third Wham! album’

Later this week Netflix will launch Wham!, a brand new documentary on the band of the identical identify, trying again on the connection between band members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.

The legendary pop duo burned brightly however just for a brief period of time – they shaped in 1981 and cut up 5 years later in 1986, however not earlier than holding an epic ultimate live performance at Wembley Stadium.

Looking again on the band’s legacy, Ridgeley has revealed Michael was eager to revisit the band at one level to convey one other album to life – however in the end determined in opposition to it.

Wham! launched two full-length albums throughout their tenure: 1983’s Fantastic and 1984’s Make It Big. They additionally launched Music from the Edge of Heaven in North America, nevertheless it was principally a compilation file.

Ridgeley instructed the LA Times: “He talked for some time about doing a third Wham! album. But I think he understood that we’d just be going over the same ground.”

Ridgeley and Michael felt that the band had achieved all the things they’d got down to do, so bringing extra music to the world didn’t curiosity them.

“As we achieved our goals,” he mentioned. “We came to understand that Wham! was about the exuberance and vitality of youth, and it couldn’t really develop into adulthood.”

He mentioned that Wham! “couldn’t age”. And then when Michael requested him an essential query, he felt as if he knew the tip was close to for the band.

Ridgeley mentioned: “When [Michael] asked me to consent to him releasing Careless Whisper as a solo record, we knew that was the first step on his solo path.”

Ridgeley additionally spoke candidly about studying of his bandmate’s dying.

George Michael was discovered lifeless in mattress at his house in Goring-on-Thames on Christmas Day, 2016. He was 53-years-old.

Michael’s dying was attributed to “dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and a fatty liver”.

Ridgeley mentioned of the star’s dying: “When I found out [George had died] it was a moment of disbelief. I think that’s a very good way of putting it. I think anyone finds it difficult to comprehend when someone they’re so close to passes away, it’s an inconceivable moment. It leaves a void in your life.

“I’d love to simply sit and have a sit-down lunch once more, to talk and play Scrabble with Yog once more.”

Wham! hits Netflix on Wednesday.