We [with Andrew Ridgeley] didn't expect people to take it seriously. But naturally they did, and they thought we were a couple of wankers.

We [with Andrew Ridgeley] were getting so much attention and achieving such success. It never really bothered me.

I just hope that I'll stay around musically for as long as I can. I love to think that I will still be satisfying myself and other people as a musician until the day I die.

I suppose romantically there are fantasies that can still be realized. But not professionally.

It's quite simple: I managed it by doing away with Wham!'s duo image. Obviously, the way I looked changed and that helped a little, but I still have a very pop image. It's a very video-friendly image. I find it a lot more real. It's a lot closer to who I am than the whole Wham! thing.

Yeah, I'm going to need a leather jacket for when I'm on my hog and need to go into a controlled slide.

I never had a moral problem with being gay.