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Get to know the "Real" George Michael - Behind the Music Here's Just a Taste What You'll See In This Rare George Michael Biography: George Michael: Personal Life and Controversy George Michael pushed the boundaries of popular music, writing about lust, sex and the marrow of life. His songs provoked discussions on what is publicly acceptable, normalizing homosexuality and celebrating love and humanity. One of the most striking things about Michael apart from his music was that even when he was struck by disaster, he had the skills to turn it to his advantage. In 1998, Michael was arrested by the Beverly Hills police for "engaging in a lewd act". He was sentenced to 80 hours of community service. While for other artists this incident would mean the end of their careers, for him it resulted in another top single. After explaining himself on television, he wrote his single Outside. He stated in his interview "I'd service the community, but I already have". What marked Michael's life and career was the loss of his first love Anselmo Feleppa to AIDS and his mother to cancer. These two events were life changing for him. He later told The Guardian he suffered from depression during that period, he said "I thought it was punishment because I turned round at the end of Faith and said, You know what? I'm going insane, and I know there's another way to do this. I thought, is it because I wasn't grateful enough for my talents? in terms of coming close to saying I don't want to live, that would have been after my Mum died. I had this overwhelming feeling that the best was behind me". In 2006, he was picked up for his cruise on London's Hampstead Heath. Instead of suing the tabloids, Michael preferred to honestly speak out and say that he enjoyed occasional sex with strangers. He continued being honest and straightforward when asked to explain his four arrests for driving under the influence of drugs. He said: "It's a hugely shameful thing to have done repeatedly. So, karmically,