I'm not exactly a huge fan of George Michael's music, though his singular ability to do justice to Queen's Freddie Mercury at the 1992 Tribute Concert earned him my grudging respect as a very talented vocalist. Now this:
bq. "Michael plans to release his future work to the Internet and invite his fans to make charitable donations in exchange for downloading the tracks. "I think ('Patience') is going to be my last commercially promoted release," Michael told BBC Radio 1. "I've been very well remunerated, as they say, for my talents over the years, so I really don't need the public's money. I'd really like to have something on the Internet with charitable donation optional, where anyone can download my music for free. I'll have my favorite charities up there and people will hopefully contribute to that."
If he follows through with this, he'll earn an upgrade in my books to full respect.
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