George Michael (1963–2016)

Born: June 25, 1963 in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died: December 25, 2016 (age 53) in Goring, Oxfordshire, England, UK

[on Tony Blair] His problem is, one, he’s not as smart as he thinks he is and, two, this man does not know when his ego is getting the better of him… A man who will not stare his ego down is every bit as dangerous as an altruist as he is a Hitler.

[on Elton John’s concern for him] Elton lives on that. He will not be happy until I bang on his door in the middle of the night saying: ‘Please, please, help me, Elton. Take me to rehab.’ It’s not going to happen. Elton just needs to shut his mouth and get on with his own life. Look, if people choose to believe that I’m sitting here in my ivory tower, ‘Howard Hughes’ing myself…