George Michael RIP
Discussion
mizx said:
Can we please please stop banging on about 'this' year though please?, as will no doubt soon be posted. Yes there have been some shocking deaths of a number of very prominent artists, but there are some every year, there's nothing that much different about this one.
funkyrobot said:
Here we go. Outpouring of grief from people who didn't even know him. Old stars appearing on the news saying how sad it is etc.
I'm sorry, but what makes me sad is kids being bombed and killed in places like Aleppo. Kids getting cancer and the like and dying before they even reach their teenage years.
People like GM have had years of life. Made decisions that have probably f
ked their health up in their later years.
Why is there an outpouring of grief? Because these people sang a few songs.
Things like this don't make me sad in the slightest. The collective grieving is even worse.
Oh well. He'll sell more records now.
I must I do agree with you. People die every year just this year a few famous ones have gone. Doesn't mean that their going is any more important than anyone else's departure . Just that a lot of people will get upset as their particular icon or whatever has had the temerity to die thus upsetting their fans world.I'm sorry, but what makes me sad is kids being bombed and killed in places like Aleppo. Kids getting cancer and the like and dying before they even reach their teenage years.
People like GM have had years of life. Made decisions that have probably f
ked their health up in their later years.Why is there an outpouring of grief? Because these people sang a few songs.
Things like this don't make me sad in the slightest. The collective grieving is even worse.
Oh well. He'll sell more records now.
Mr2Mike said:
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/22/entertainment/20...
As of September 30th it has been a worse year than usual, and in particular has claimed quite a large number of extremely famous and well loved celebrities.
And a lot of well loved people who weren't famous.As of September 30th it has been a worse year than usual, and in particular has claimed quite a large number of extremely famous and well loved celebrities.
J4CKO said:
I dont think anyone is grieving, except his friends, family and those who are really big fans of his, I thought he did some good songs over the years and was talented but grieving, no, I didnt know him.
I think it is just a small part of your childhood and past has gone, realistically if he is alive or dead it doesnt make much difference to most as if nobody told us, we would be none the wiser, same with any of them really, enjoyed their work over the years but that all still exists and will continue to be played, no new work (well I guess whatever he had worked on will get released) but thats about it, I never bought a George Michael Album or anything Wham did but I dont mind hearing it on the radio.
It is sad that he was only 53, seven years older than me, kind of reminds you that you arent immortal either and once you get past forty all bets are off, I think a lot of these younger celeb deaths are due to being in that world, the lifestyle and all that comes with it, I suspect he may well have lived to a normal age if he was just an accountant or mechanic, but he has had issues over the years so though this was a surprise, perhaps not as much as it could be, he fell out of a moving car a while back, dont know how anyone in their right mind could do that, he crashed into a photo shop, he had Pneumonia plus other incidents, most folk dont generally have that many of those type of incidents in their lives.
Also, as has been mentioned, there are indeed more famous people, who are getting old, Zsa Zsa Gabor had been a creaking gate since I was a teenager, Lemmy did well to make it to seventy, my grandma is trucking on at 91 but then she has never drunk a whole bottle of Jack Daniels in a day and to my knowledge doesnt use Amphetamines.
I wish people would stop going on about 2016 being the problem and thinking that when 2017 starts it will be any different, it makes no odds.
Good post I think it is just a small part of your childhood and past has gone, realistically if he is alive or dead it doesnt make much difference to most as if nobody told us, we would be none the wiser, same with any of them really, enjoyed their work over the years but that all still exists and will continue to be played, no new work (well I guess whatever he had worked on will get released) but thats about it, I never bought a George Michael Album or anything Wham did but I dont mind hearing it on the radio.
It is sad that he was only 53, seven years older than me, kind of reminds you that you arent immortal either and once you get past forty all bets are off, I think a lot of these younger celeb deaths are due to being in that world, the lifestyle and all that comes with it, I suspect he may well have lived to a normal age if he was just an accountant or mechanic, but he has had issues over the years so though this was a surprise, perhaps not as much as it could be, he fell out of a moving car a while back, dont know how anyone in their right mind could do that, he crashed into a photo shop, he had Pneumonia plus other incidents, most folk dont generally have that many of those type of incidents in their lives.
Also, as has been mentioned, there are indeed more famous people, who are getting old, Zsa Zsa Gabor had been a creaking gate since I was a teenager, Lemmy did well to make it to seventy, my grandma is trucking on at 91 but then she has never drunk a whole bottle of Jack Daniels in a day and to my knowledge doesnt use Amphetamines.
I wish people would stop going on about 2016 being the problem and thinking that when 2017 starts it will be any different, it makes no odds.
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