By Roxanne "Flashbulb" Starr
It's the guitar that launched a thousand leather jackets. The instrument George Michael slung on and strummed — more for show than for song — in the iconic 1987 video for "Faith" is heading to auction, part of a collection that has been held by his former personal assistant, according to the BBC.
The "Faith" video, with its jukebox backdrop, ripped jeans and that guitar, became one of the defining images of Michael's solo career after he stepped out from Wham! It helped turn the song into a global number one and cemented an image that outlived the decade.
Details on the auction house, sale date and estimated price were not included in the available reporting, and The American Times has not independently verified those figures. We'll update readers once that information is confirmed.
Michael died on Christmas Day in 2016 at his home in Oxfordshire, England, a loss that stunned fans worldwide. Since then, memorabilia tied to his career — from stage costumes to personal effects — has periodically surfaced at auction, drawing bids from collectors and lifelong fans alike eager to own a piece of the Faith era.
For those who remember the video on constant rotation, the guitar is less an instrument than a relic — proof of a moment when a former teen-pop star reinvented himself as a solo icon almost overnight.
This report is based on a single source; additional details on the sale will be confirmed as they become available.
— Compiled from reporting by the BBC.
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