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

Tonight the Music Seems So Loud is Sathnam Sanghera's book about George Michael, and it is not a standard pop biography. Sanghera, the journalist behind Empireland, is a lifelong fan, and this is part life story, part cultural history, part love letter.

He follows George Michael from a hit written in about an hour in his childhood bedroom to work with Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder, through Wham!, the tabloid years, and the long silence around his sexuality during a deeply homophobic period in Britain. He writes about fame, secrecy, immigration and identity, and about why Michael has come to mean more since his death on Christmas Day in 2016.

A music book for George Michael and Wham! fans, and for readers of smart pop-culture writing like Dorian Lynskey and David Hepworth.

'Far more than a biography of a pop icon. A sharp, insightful look at George Michael's life.' Sadiq Khan

'No ordinary pop biography, this is a very personal exploration of a very unusual artist.' Dorian Lynskey