{"id":428,"date":"2023-09-06T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steinwaypianogalleries.com\/blog\/?p=428"},"modified":"2023-08-24T15:50:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T19:50:37","slug":"two-musical-giants-one-piano-the-late-george-michael-on-his-purchase-of-john-lennons-steinway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinwaypianogalleries.com\/blog\/two-musical-giants-one-piano-the-late-george-michael-on-his-purchase-of-john-lennons-steinway\/","title":{"rendered":"Two musical giants, one piano: The late George Michael on his purchase of John Lennon&#8217;s Steinway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">George Michael once called The Beatles \u201cthe strongest force in popular music\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by Arun Starkey via faroutmagazine.co.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The late&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/tags\/george-michael\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Michael<\/a>&nbsp;was one of the finest pop stars the world has ever seen, creating music that sends fans into a bout of euphoric abandon in some instances and, in others, melodies so piercing that there is no option but to reach for the tissue box. Incredibly authentic for an artist of his stature, Michael\u2019s originality was there for all to see, and it was due to this authentic character and undoubted talent that he established such a remarkable legacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a natural propensity to keep fans on their toes, Michael surprised the music industry when he purchased&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/bidding-war-john-lennon-imagine-piano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Lennon\u2019s \u2018Imagine\u2019 piano<\/a>&nbsp;for an eye-watering sum. Reportedly, when the iconic instrument went up for auction at London\u2019s Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 after previously being on show at the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool, the former Wham! leader \u2013 a longtime superfan of Lennon and The Beatles \u2013 outbid the Gallagher brothers and Robbie Williams for the instrument.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When sitting down with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gmforever.com\/george-michael-on-the-john-lennon-piano-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>People<\/em><\/a>, Michael discussed his motivations for buying the upright Steinway piano that Lennon composed \u2018Imagine\u2019 on in 1971 at his home in Tittenhurst Park, Berkshire. He said: \u201cIt is so symbolic of the best elements of the \u201960s and \u201970s youth culture, great music and a desire to change things for the better. As a songwriter, it\u2019s such an amazing thing to own, and as far as paying the $2.1million, it\u2019s worth every penny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this point, the \u2018Careless Whisper\u2019 musician was asked what The Beatles meant to him. Openly, he was a big fan of the Liverpool band, to the point that he covered classics such as \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/glyn-johns-awkward-the-beatles-get-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Back<\/a>\u2018 and \u2018The Long and Winding Road\u2019 in his time, so he gave a candid answer. Whilst Michael admitted to being too young to say he grew up with the Fab Four, he maintained that they remained \u201cthe strongest force in popular music\u201d, despite it being 30 years since their breakup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cI wish I could say that I grew up with them, but I was too young, and my parents\u2019 only Beatles record was \u2018Let It Be.\u2019 But like so many others, I found them for myself many years later. They remain the strongest force in popular music simply because they were the first and\u2014more important\u2014the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael was then prompted to outline what he felt was \u201cbest\u201d about the music of John Lennon, replying: \u201cPure quality. Simplicity and heart. That is really all that great pop music needs. Of those three elements in combination are not too easy to find these days, which is why generation after generation come back to the Beatles and look to them for inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/band-george-michael-called-strongest-force-in-music\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Michael once called The Beatles \u201cthe strongest force in popular music\u201d by Arun Starkey via faroutmagazine.co.uk The late&nbsp;George Michael&nbsp;was one of the finest pop stars the world has ever seen, creating music that sends fans into a bout of euphoric abandon in some instances and, in others, melodies so piercing that there is no [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-piano-news-of-the-world","category-steinway-sons"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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