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| Drug is a problem, Michael admits | Drug is a problem, Michael admits |
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| Pop singer George Michael has admitted his marijuana use can be "a problem" and said he is "constantly trying" to smoke less of the drug. | Pop singer George Michael has admitted his marijuana use can be "a problem" and said he is "constantly trying" to smoke less of the drug. |
| "Absolutely I would like to take less, no question," he said. "To that degree, it's a problem." | "Absolutely I would like to take less, no question," he said. "To that degree, it's a problem." |
| But he added he did not think his habit was "getting in the way of my life in any way". | But he added he did not think his habit was "getting in the way of my life in any way". |
| "I'm a happy man and I can afford my marijuana so that's not a problem," he told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. | "I'm a happy man and I can afford my marijuana so that's not a problem," he told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. |
| Michael has previously said the world would be an "easier place to live with" if cannabis was legal. | Michael has previously said the world would be an "easier place to live with" if cannabis was legal. |
| I know she can get past the media - I don't know if she can get past other things George Michael on Amy Winehouse | I know she can get past the media - I don't know if she can get past other things George Michael on Amy Winehouse |
| In the Radio 4 interview, he also urged listeners to support troubled singer Amy Winehouse, who he called "the best female vocalist" he had ever heard. | In the Radio 4 interview, he also urged listeners to support troubled singer Amy Winehouse, who he called "the best female vocalist" he had ever heard. |
| He chose a track by Winehouse - who has reportedly had her own drug problems - as one of his castaway discs, saying she was also "one of the best writers" he had come across. | He chose a track by Winehouse - who has reportedly had her own drug problems - as one of his castaway discs, saying she was also "one of the best writers" he had come across. |
| "All I can say is, please, please understand how brilliant you are." | "All I can say is, please, please understand how brilliant you are." |
| Empathising through his own relationship with the press, the ex-Wham! star added: "I wish her every success in the future. | Empathising through his own relationship with the press, the ex-Wham! star added: "I wish her every success in the future. |
| "I know she can get past the media. I don't know if she can get past other things, but she's a fantastic talent and we should support her." | "I know she can get past the media. I don't know if she can get past other things, but she's a fantastic talent and we should support her." |
| 'Bizarre' year | 'Bizarre' year |
| Michael touched on a wide variety of subjects during his interview with presenter Kirsty Young. | Michael touched on a wide variety of subjects during his interview with presenter Kirsty Young. |
| Talking about his 25th anniversary tour, he said it had been "a very bizarre year". | Talking about his 25th anniversary tour, he said it had been "a very bizarre year". |
| "You can't imagine what it's like playing to people who have been loyal to you for 25 years and haven't seen you for 15. | "You can't imagine what it's like playing to people who have been loyal to you for 25 years and haven't seen you for 15. |
| "That's been the most life-affirming thing I could have done. I'm so glad I did it." | "That's been the most life-affirming thing I could have done. I'm so glad I did it." |
| He described his childhood, revealing he believes he only became a pop star because he suffered a bang on the head. | He described his childhood, revealing he believes he only became a pop star because he suffered a bang on the head. |
| Music obsession | Music obsession |
| "At the age of about eight I had a head injury and I know it sounds bizarre and unlikely, but it was quite a bad bang," he said. | "At the age of about eight I had a head injury and I know it sounds bizarre and unlikely, but it was quite a bad bang," he said. |
| "I had it stitched up and stuff, but all my interests changed, everything changed in six months. | "I had it stitched up and stuff, but all my interests changed, everything changed in six months. |
| "I had been obsessed with insects and creepy crawlies, I used to get up at five o'clock in the morning and go out into this field behind our garden and collect insects before everyone else got up. | "I had been obsessed with insects and creepy crawlies, I used to get up at five o'clock in the morning and go out into this field behind our garden and collect insects before everyone else got up. |
| "Suddenly, all I wanted to know about was music, it just seemed a very, very strange thing. | "Suddenly, all I wanted to know about was music, it just seemed a very, very strange thing. |
| "And I have a theory that maybe it was something to do with this accident, this whole left-brain right-brain thing. | "And I have a theory that maybe it was something to do with this accident, this whole left-brain right-brain thing. |
| "Nobody in my family seemed to notice but I became absolutely obsessed with music and everything changed after that." | "Nobody in my family seemed to notice but I became absolutely obsessed with music and everything changed after that." |
| The interview aired on Sunday, and is repeated on Friday at 0902. |