{"id":1609,"date":"2012-07-17T20:08:04","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T00:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2012-07-17T20:08:04","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T00:08:04","slug":"george-michael-interview-on-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/17\/george-michael-interview-on-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"George Michael Interview on BBC Radio 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>George Michael was interviewed by Chris Evans of\u00a0BBC Radio 2 this morning.\u00a0 The interview is available for download <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/podcasts\/series\/evans\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 In addition, he talks about the new video and Kate Moss.\u00a0 And he also talks about his view on God.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to read more about the interview and the video release of &#8220;White Light,&#8221; check out these articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-2174685\/Video-exclusive-George-Michael-premieres-new-single-White-Light--inspired-brush-death.html?ito=feeds-newsxml\" rel=\"nofollow\">George Michael premieres single White Light&#8230; but it&#8217;s Kate Moss who steals the spotlight in sexy new video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/music\/news\/a393677\/george-michael-promises-most-commercial-lp-since-faith.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">George Michael promises &#8216;most commercial LP since Faith&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/celebrity\/news\/a393665\/george-michael-on-near-death-illness-it-was-touch-and-go.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">George Michael on near-death illness: &#8216;It was touch and go&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/music\/news\/a393660\/george-michael-kate-moss-and-a-zebra-in-white-light-video-watch.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">George Michael, Kate Moss and a zebra in &#8216;White Light&#8217; video &#8211; watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/music-mix.ew.com\/2012\/07\/17\/george-michael-kate-moss-white-light-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">George Michael has a new video and Kate Moss is in it: Watch it here!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/330916\/george-michael-talks-life-threatening-illness-memory-loss-and-learning-to-walk-again\" rel=\"nofollow\">George Michael Talks Life-Threatening Illness, Memory Loss and Learning to Walk Again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaydarradio.com\/music\/musicVideos\/2012\/7\/george-michael-white-light.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">George Michael: &#8216;White Light&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Michael was interviewed by Chris Evans of\u00a0BBC Radio 2 this morning.\u00a0 The interview is available for download here. 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