George Michael : (5) " I owe my mother who I am, and my father my drive. " - George Michael " The fact I had my father as an adversary was such a powerful tool to work with. I subconsciously fought him to the degree that I drove me to be one of the most successful musician in the world. " - George Michael " I do want people to know that the songs that I wrote when I was with women were really about women. And the songs that I’ve written since have been fairly obvious about men. " - George Michael " There are so many things and so many aspects to gay life that I’ve discovered and so many things to write about. I have a new life, and I have a new take on dance music because of that life. " - George Michael " The whole business is built on ego, vanity, self-satisfaction, and it’s total crap to pretend it’s not. " - George Michael