I don't know. I'm gobsmacked by this.

53?!?!?!? No age. At all. George Michael was a star when I was but a child but I had an almighty crush on him and couldn't understand why my brothers were laughing at me. I LOVED Carless Whisper at an age before I became more discerning (up my own arse?) about music. A huge part of my and many more childhoods. A really beautiful man with a great voice and oodles of charisma. I'm just deflated by 2016; personally and universally. It's been a political pile of poo and I can't even remember all the great people who have died.
We actually discussed it at dinner today before I heard this (as I'm sure many did). We talked about the poetic wonder of Leonard Cohen, the genius of Bowie, the stupendous talent of Rickman etc. etc. ad infinitum. 2016 - there's your coat, there's your hat, there's the door - don't let it hit you on the way out you absolute bast**d.
Originally Posted by Fairyprincess0:
“Geldof is certianly a 'legend' as far as his celebrity goes.... But musically? Not so much.....”
Well I'm one of those who knew and appreciated Geldof more for his music than his frankly bizarre ex-music persona.
'I don't like Mondays' is and always will be the song I HAVE to turn up to full volume. I think it's quite simply brilliant. As are Rat Trap and Banana Republic and Looking After No.1. I think people just trot out the 'but he wasn't actually a musician' nonsense because they've never heard of or actually listened to his music.
I only wish he'd concentrated more on his obvious musical and, particularly, lyrical, talent.