Tonight the Music Seems So Loud

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLERIn the brilliantly original Tonight the Music Seems so Loud, Sathnam Sanghera portrays the extraordinary life of one of Britain's most beloved musical icons: George Michael.'Heartfelt and joyful. Hard recommend' - Caitlin Moran'This affecting exploration of the troubled genius's impact is packed with anecdote, sharp analysis and social context . . . Michael emerges as a messy, unpredictable but ultimately hugely likable figure' - The GuardianHe 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.Wham! were the first Western pop group to play in Communist China and he repeatedly broke boundaries in music too.He lived through the AIDS crisis and one of the most homophobic