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I had a very important personal point to make with this song [I Want Your Sex]. I just hated the idea that lust and forbidden excitement could only come with sleaze and strangers.

George Michael

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George Michael
Age: 53 †
Born: 1963
Born: June 25
Died: 2016
Died: December 25
Composer
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Multi-Instrumentalist
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
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Forbidden
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Lust
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Excitement
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Hated
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Stranger
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Sleaze
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Strangers

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