19/05/2007 00:00:00
UK: Michael defends cannabis smoking
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Singer George Michael has said the world would be an "easier place to
live with" if cannabis was legal.
Speaking to ITV chat show host Michael Parkinson, the star said he was
not "advocating" the drug for everyone.
"Nobody ever came home stoned and beat up their wife," the 43-year-old
former Wham! singer said.
Earlier this month he pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through
drugs after he was found slumped over the wheel of his car in a London
street.
'Self-destructive'
He blamed his behaviour on the death of his mother, Lesley, in 1997.
"I know I have a very self-destructive tendency since my mother died, I
have got to be honest. That has kind of made itself clear in other
ways," he said.
During the interview he also revealed he was addicted to prescription drugs.
Despite the star awaiting sentencing at the end of the month, he claims
he did nothing wrong.
"Ultimately I didn't break the law. I did something stupid, and doing
something irresponsible is not a position that I am normally used to
defending myself in," he said.
Michael, who began his European tour in Denmark on Friday, will become
the first artist to play the new Wembley Stadium next month.
He revealed that he approached Wembley bosses asking if he could play
the first show, and told Parkinson: "It's like my dream come true."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6671035.stm
Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=12565
Author:
BBC News via UKCIA
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