George was the easy part. As for Michael, I had always liked the name, and my father's brother is named Michael. I thought it was a good idea because there are a lot of Greeks in England with the second name of Michael; as a child I had a Greek friend whose second name was Michael. It was like getting the name that I wanted without having to get rid of the Greek element.

Freedom. I will not give you up.

Still, the music was always there, and the lyrical capability was always threatening to show its head.

My dad worked in a very typical first-generation immigrant fashion - 24 hours a day for years.

I was at Live Aid the original, looking like Rolf Harris for some reason. I had a really long beard that day for some reason.

We had to create an album where there wasn't one. I never listen to that album [ Music From the Edge of Heaven] because it wasn't an album.

Stupid cupid keeps on calling me, but I see nothing in his eyes. I miss my babe