Reuters: People News: George Michael pens song about battle with illness

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George Michael pens song about battle with illness Apr 4th 2012, 13:39 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News George Michael "fighting fit," to re-start tour Tue, Mar 20 2012 Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Music » People » Singer George Michael performs at the Albert Hall in London October 25, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Luke MacGregor LONDON | Wed Apr 4, 2012 9:39am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - George Michael is writing a song about his near-death battle with illness in a Vienna hospital last year, the British singer announced on Twitter on Wednesday. Michael, 48, was diagnosed with severe pneumonia in November and treated in the Austrian capital where he was taken ill. He was forced to postpone his tour and spent several weeks in hospital, describing his illness as "touch and go". On his Twitter feed, he wrote: "I've been a busy boy in the studio this week ... finally ready to write about what happened to me in Vienna ... and how grateful I am to be given another chance to live and breathe alongside you all in this wonderful world that we share." He added that he wanted to repay the "unending kindness" his fans had shown him with new music, and said he had begun to write the track which will be called "White Light". The "Careless Whisper" star announced last month that he was back in good health and would re-start his postponed "Symphonica" tour in September. (Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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