Who else read this in his voice?!
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OH MY GOSH!! That's scary, because I so did. I mean, is Sinatra in my head? Like, Sinatra literally read his letter to me. It's nuts.
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I read that in Phil Hartman's "Sinatra Group" voice.
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"You're platinum! Swing, baby!"
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Loved Frank and loved George. Frank did not know about George’s struggles and the sensitivity of his nature. I miss them both

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Beverly, you are 100% correct. No one did in 1990. I think there are a lot of current artists that know what George Michael did for them.
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George Michael and another Sinatra target, Sinead O'Connor, experienced more pain and suffering in silence than he or we realized. Sinatra was an icon who judged both people through his own filter of experience and compounded their isolation by responding publicly w/o respect
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I've always been a fan of his music but my heart aches for the pain immense talents like O'Connor and Michael experienced in their lives.
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SInatra seems conveniently to forget how much of his leisure time he spent punching reporters and destroying photographers' cameras because they were invading his privacy. He and GM had very similar issues with balancing art and celebrityl
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Also Sinatra was almost freakishly ambitious: when HE was 27 he decided to break his contract with Tommy Dorsey to try to make it as a solo artist, with the uncertainties of the US entering the war and a looming recording strike. (1/2)
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FS settled his contract by paying $75K to Dorsey at a time when FS was making $400 a week. As a a solo act he would be placing himself in direct competition with Bing Crosby, then the most popular singer in the world. This is Napoleon-level self-confidence.
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Now I have to Google St. Swithin...
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Careful, you'll make it rain.
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Coals to Newcastle at this point!
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Fame is a lot more toxic— and fleeting— nowadays, and privacy nearly non-existent with the Internet, hackers, camera phones, etc. It would’ve been awesome if ‘The Chairman of the Board’ lived in the age of Twitter— he’d be standing up for Justice + roasting trolls on the daily!
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Yeah, but not so sure her dad would have been so great. This letter shows he lacked empathy, IMO.
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Frank was old-school + he’s sayin’, yeah, fame can be a hassle, but be grateful for your success + the fact that you get to share your gifts with an audience— there are lots of other talented people out there that don’t get the chance. (Well, this was before YouTube+Instagram)
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Thanks for the bit of history. I can’t help but imagine that part of the “strain of celebrity” for George Michael was the strain of living in the closet. mr Sinatra isn’t wrong here, but there’s another layer to this story.
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The press covered up Sinatra's worst excesses while hounding George for decades. I'm sure fame looked a lot more fun from Frank's point of view.
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