George Michael tour: Next album will atone for letting down gay community
With George Michael tickets to the singer’s latest tour going on sale today (May 16th), the star has revealed he hopes his next album will help to make up for damage he has done to the gay community.
The 47-year-old has said he believes that reports of his bad behaviour in the press have inadvertently contributed to young gay people suffering homophobic abuse.
"I have a really serious problem with the fact that when I brought myself down, I felt I was letting young gay kids down," he said a
"My behaviour meant these kids suffered abuse and the homophobic language that is legal in this country."
He now hopes that his next album, which the singer said would feature young, unknown gay and gay-friendly artists, will help atone for this.
"My next album will seek to correct the damage I inadvertently caused by making myself so newsworthy and, because I am so high profile, leaving no room for young kids to protect themselves from [homophobic] language," he said.
George Michael begins a UK tour at the Royal Albert Hall on October 25th.
Posted by Daniel Owens
