He originally rung me up and said,’Would you like to write songs together, Paul?’ I said, ‘Who is this?’ ‘Michael.’ And I didn’t believe it was him, first of all. So we were talking and stuff, and he wanted to come and write something with me, because he’s just getting into writing. Mike’s great; lovely guy. Nice fellow to work with; very easy to get on with. And ‘a major talent!.
(Source: wordsofwisdoms, via itsjustdesire)
I met Michael on the first day of rehearsal, and I was stunned — even though, obviously, I knew his image very well — at how incredibly sweet and how modest and how innocent he was. And fragile too. In person you felt he was almost breakable. But then this thing happened when he would start to work: your heart would beat faster and the hair on your arms and the back of your neck would stick up as he literally took your breath away. I think he was the most electrifying performer I’ve ever seen. I think it was very hard for Michael to express anger. He was, I have to say, one of the most polite people I have ever met in my life. I never heard Michael say a swear word, even when he was upset. He had the most beautiful manners. And I think music was really the only way in which his passion could come through unguarded. It was immense. He was on fire as a performer — I’ve never seen a talent like it. I think, actually, there was a lot of the otherworldly in Michael. He had this talent that I’ve never encountered before, and I’ve seen a lot of extraordinary people perform.
- Anjelica Huston
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