{"id":434,"date":"2009-12-04T21:33:01","date_gmt":"2009-12-05T01:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=434"},"modified":"2009-12-04T21:48:11","modified_gmt":"2009-12-05T01:48:11","slug":"george-michael-all-i-really-need-is-music-sex-and-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/04\/george-michael-all-i-really-need-is-music-sex-and-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"George Michael: All I really need is music, sex and TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jason sends us: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/music\/audio\/2009\/dec\/04\/george-michael-interview\">George Michael: &#8216;All I really need is music, sex and TV&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In these extracts from an interview with Simon Hattenstone, the singer George Michael talks about his musical legacy, his attitude towards sex, and his drug use. He starts by considering whether he would be happy with his professioanl achievements if he had died after a recent road accident.<\/p>\n<p>Also, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/music\/2009\/dec\/05\/george-michael-interview-music-sex-drugs\">George Michael: &#8216;I&#8217;m surprised I&#8217;ve survived my own dysfunction&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason sends us: George Michael: &#8216;All I really need is music, sex and TV&#8217;. In these extracts from an interview with Simon Hattenstone, the singer George Michael talks about his musical legacy, his attitude towards sex, and his drug use. 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