Andrew Ridgeley on ‘Wham!’: “The music has a vibrancy and energy which appeals to Gen Z”
nme.comNME about the upcoming Netflix documentary Wham! – as well as the pop icons’ enduring legacy.The new documentary tells the story of the ‘80s pop duo Ridgeley formed with his late best friend George Michael, as well as the singles boxset that will commemorate the 40th anniversary of their debut album ‘Fantastic’.From 1982 to their final gig at Wembley stadium in 1986, Wham!
scored five UK Number One singles – ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’, ‘Careless Whisper’, ‘Freedom’, ‘I’m Your Man’ and ‘The Edge of Heaven’, later celebrating a sixth when ‘Last Christmas’ topped the charts in 2020, 36 years after it was first released.
They’re all among those featured in the forthcoming ‘Wham! The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven’ collection. The multi-format release includes a special edition 7” vinyl singles carry case containing all the hits and additional content.“I’ve really enjoyed the process of reviewing our career from this point of time and getting a sense of how much fun it was,” Ridgeley told NME. “The speed and scale of it was quite surprising.
The nice thing about Wham! is that it was almost exclusively a joyful and positive period in both our lives. It had a beginning, middle, and an end – so it makes a great story.”Using the narrative framing device of scrapbooks of press cuttings that Ridgeley’s mother compiled, the documentary Wham!
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