Sathnam Sanghera – Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael – Hardback

'A beautiful, frequently extraordinary book. Part biography, part social commentary and part love letter, it somehow does full justice to the magnificent man it examines' James O'Brien

He wrote one of the biggest hits of our age in ‘about an hour’ in his childhood bedroom. He 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.

Ten years after his death, George Michael is still everywhere. 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 book, Sathnam Sanghera explores the connection between music and politics, and exposes what secrecy does to the soul.

ISBN: 9781035063871
Format: Hardback
Year of release: 2026