Tonight the Music Seems So Loud
The Meaning of George Michael
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2026
Picador (Verlag)
978-1-0350-6387-1 (ISBN)
Picador (Verlag)
978-1-0350-6387-1 (ISBN)
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In his brilliantly original Tonight the Music Seems so Loud, bestselling author Sathnam Sanghera portrays the extraordinary life, and times, of one of Britain's most beloved musical icons: George Michael.
He wrote one of the biggest hits of our age in ‘about an hour’ in his childhood bedroom and would go on to collaborate with some of the greatest musicians of all time, from Aretha Franklin to Stevie Wonder.
He was a pop star who bleached his hair blonde, wore tiny shorts and, at the same time, critiqued his own image mercilessly.
He lived through the AIDS crisis and one of the most homophobic periods of British history and yet when he finally came out, he did so boldly and unapologetically.
Wham! were the first Western pop group to play in Communist China and despite becoming a staple for easy-listening radio, he repeatedly broke boundaries in music too.
He was the poppiest of pop stars but would go on television to denounce the Iraq War.
Ten years after his death, and even leaving aside the accelerating success of ‘Last Christmas’, George Michael is still everywhere: from ‘Father Figure’ to ‘Freedom’ and ‘Careless Whisper’, there are fresh covers of his songs, endless memes on social media, and show-stopping appearances on soundtracks.
Tonight the Music Seems So Loud is at once a kaleidoscopic portrait of one of Britain’s most beloved musicians and an account of a strange and turbulent period of British history. In his unconventional and enthralling new book, bestselling author Sathnam Sanghera explores the connection between music and politics, exposes what secrecy does to the soul, and reveals how fame rots the sense of self. Throughout, Sanghera captures, joyfully and poignantly, one of Britain’s greatest artists in all his musical glory.
He wrote one of the biggest hits of our age in ‘about an hour’ in his childhood bedroom and would go on to collaborate with some of the greatest musicians of all time, from Aretha Franklin to Stevie Wonder.
He was a pop star who bleached his hair blonde, wore tiny shorts and, at the same time, critiqued his own image mercilessly.
He lived through the AIDS crisis and one of the most homophobic periods of British history and yet when he finally came out, he did so boldly and unapologetically.
Wham! were the first Western pop group to play in Communist China and despite becoming a staple for easy-listening radio, he repeatedly broke boundaries in music too.
He was the poppiest of pop stars but would go on television to denounce the Iraq War.
Ten years after his death, and even leaving aside the accelerating success of ‘Last Christmas’, George Michael is still everywhere: from ‘Father Figure’ to ‘Freedom’ and ‘Careless Whisper’, there are fresh covers of his songs, endless memes on social media, and show-stopping appearances on soundtracks.
Tonight the Music Seems So Loud is at once a kaleidoscopic portrait of one of Britain’s most beloved musicians and an account of a strange and turbulent period of British history. In his unconventional and enthralling new book, bestselling author Sathnam Sanghera explores the connection between music and politics, exposes what secrecy does to the soul, and reveals how fame rots the sense of self. Throughout, Sanghera captures, joyfully and poignantly, one of Britain’s greatest artists in all his musical glory.
Sathnam Sanghera was born in Wolverhampton in 1976. He is the author of several bestselling and award-winning works of fiction and non-fiction including Empireland, which won the British Book Award for Narrative Non-Fiction and was made into a documentary for Channel 4; Marriage Material which was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and was adapted for the stage in 2025. His memoir, The Boy with the Topknot, was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, won the Mind Book of the Year and was a BBC film. He is also the author of two books for children. He lives in London.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-0350-6387-5 / 1035063875 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-0350-6387-1 / 9781035063871 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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