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George Michael Woke from Coma with Different Accent

When George Michael awoke from his three-week coma last year, he talked with a broad West Country accent.

George said it took two day to revert to his normal accent.

“I swear this is true,” George told London’s LBC radio station on Tuesday. “I came out of my coma talking in this West Country accent.”

“The doctors were worried that I had this condition where some people wake up speaking French or some language they learned at school,” he said.

Foreign Accent Syndrome is a rare medical condition in which people emerge from a neurological injury speaking in an entirely different accent.

“There’s nothing wrong with a West Country accent,” George said, “but it’s a bit weird when you’re from north London.

“My sisters, who were obviously so relieved that I’d actually woken up, were just laughing away at this stand up comedy.”

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New George Michael CD of New Material in the Fall

George Michael revealed during his interview with Chris Evans on the BBC that he will release a new CD of new material this autumn.

Although he had planned to release a CD of songs from the Symphonica tour, he changed his mind when he realized how much material he had already written.  The new CD will be his first studio CD since Patience in 2004.

“Work dragged me out of my malaise,” George Michael told Chris Evans this morning. “When I wrote ‘White Light’, I realized I had the energy to finish an album this summer.

“I had planned on putting out a ‘Symphonica’ album this year, because I felt so bad for those people who were looking forward [to the axed tour due to illness].

“I already mixed most of that album, then I wrote ‘White Light’ unexpectedly. Muse, bless their hearts, they gave us this couple of weeks in the studio I always use. They went somewhere else.”

He continued: “I realized how many songs I had lying around [from when I came out of prison]. I realized that if I really put my back into it that I could get an album out for autumn and give people a new record a year earlier than expected.”

Of his new album, he said: “So far I’m thrilled with it. It’s the most directly commercial record I’ve made since Faith. It’s not necessarily my best, I think that Older is my favorite record.

“But the songs I’ve written in the last 20 years haven’t slapped you in the face with their hooks.”

He added: “I’m always terrified that people won’t think it’s as good as I do, but if I didn’t have that approach I wouldn’t do what I do.”

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George Michael Interview on BBC Radio 2

George Michael was interviewed by Chris Evans of BBC Radio 2 this morning.  The interview is available for download here.

In the interview, George Michael talks about his near-death experience last year. He also talks about his plans to release a new studio album next fall, and he has been working seven days a week to get the album done in time.  In addition, he talks about the new video and Kate Moss.  And he also talks about his view on God.

If you’d like to read more about the interview and the video release of “White Light,” check out these articles:

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George Michael’s White Light Video Premieres Today

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George Michael’s “White Light” video premieres today.

The MP3 for “White Light” is currently available from Amazon and iTunes. (Thanks, Alan!)

“White Light” will be released on August 13, 2012, in the UK. It is available from Amazon.co.uk. The import single for “White Light” will be available on August 21, 2012, from Amazon.com.

The CD contains:

  1. White Light
  2. Song to Siren
  3. White Light – Voodoo Sonics Remix
  4. White Light – Kinky Roland Mix

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George Michael’s White Light Trailer and Remixes

George Michael has released a trailer for “White Light,” his newest single. The video was completed today and will be released online on Tuesday, July, 17. The video includes Kate Moss, and George told his Twitter followers, “Oh and by the way, in the video, a certain supermodel (our Kate) saves my life.”

“White Light” has four new remixes, all of which are available on George Michael’s YouTube channel.