[Tabloids] could call you a child molester, I suppose, but they just go for the two things they think people are most likely to believe and that will most offend yourself and your popularity. My skin hardened to all that stuff years ago.

I have no doubt that the music I release next will be better.

I don't really think that there is anyone in the modern pop business who I feel I want to spar with.

I think the media is a real demon.

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.

I hate the actual traveling, but I like playing.

I suppose maybe if I had been an attractive child, I would have had less inclination to push my physical presence.