Just heard about it on the radio...I knew he´s been smoking weed for years, he said he was even high while shooting the video for Fastlove but I didn´t know that he´s seriously addicted to smoking weed.

As far as I know the addiction is more psychological than physical, unlike cigarettes or alcohol, but still...

I didn´t even know that he considered it a problem. They said he started smoking it around 30 in order to cope with the grief about the loss of his friend back then.


Has anybody heard about this from the horse´s mouth ?

I've heard he even employs someone to skin-up for him.

I doubt it's true but it's a cool story.

Cloudbuster said:

So that's what you do for a living?

George Michael has gone on record about this a few times. Apparently, he was high as a kite during the 'Older' sessions.

And then there was 'That Photo' from about 18 months ago. You seen it? The one where's he's driving his car about 2am, looking I'm think he was going to an all-night garage or something. Even the newspaper said he must be having the munchies.

Cloudbuster said:

What exactly does that mean?

RipHer2Shreds said:

He has someone make his joints for him.

Cloudbuster said:

I'm so naive, apparently! Thanks.

onenitealone said:

I know he´s admitted it several times but he never said anything negative about it until now, on the contrary, he always sounded like he´s advocating cannabis use.Now he sounds like a victim, really.

Yes, I remember that photo...I couldn´t recognize him when I saw it...he looked more old than stoned.And a bit bloated.


Anyway, he´s a cool songwriter and I think it´s sad that he´s become so depressed..but I never knew it had to do with smoking weed. I couldn´t find anything on Google, that´s why I thought maybe some of the George Michael fans in here could enlighten me a bit.

Older was a nice album, but a bit too depressing for me.And I really liked his MTV Unplugged performance.

George Michael is addicted to MANnabis! Weed isn't like cocaine or meth. Just makes you lazy and un-motivated....not a real threat..

brothaluv said:

Yep. Stoners tend to smoke all day long, so I'm sure he is stoned on video shoots, recording sessions, while he writes. You get to the point where it hardly affects you anymore. The only effect it seems to have is that it takes years to complete an album!

But it can be pretty addictive. Even if it's only psychological, when you smoke before you do everything, then you depend on it in order to do anything (particularly being happy!).

This is something that totally puts me off George Michael - how he flaunts his cannabis use.

I don't understand how someone so famous can talk about how much he smokes pot, with no kind of repercussions (police or media). I know there are 'bigger fish to fry', but when someone so famous goes on record for this, I think it shouldn't just be accepted by everyone so easily.

(And I'm saying all this as a huge fan of his music)

I don't know how popular George Michael is in the UK, but in America he's almost a non-entity. He needs all the publicity he can get. Just about all musicians use marijuana...I wish it weren't true, but that's how it is..

Funny, his music's never been very stoney.

booyah said:

I like his music and I don´t have a problem with him or with cannabis BUT, and I´m writing this in response to your post above, I don´t think he´s really flaunting or playing it down anymore, and that was my original question : What´s wrong with George that he´s criticizing it just now ? Did it take him years to realize cannabis isn´t good for him, or has he been ignoring the side effects up to now ?
I mean he seems to be planning his marriage and therefore should be pretty happy but instead he comes across as someone who´s depressed and who finally realizes that maybe all that weed wasn´t really good for him. Then again, he also said that it helped him to cope with all the pain.
Why his critical stance all of a sudden ?

I don't know what interview you are referring to, but yeah, he's been a stoner for years. In fact, one of the tracks on Older, you can hear him take a hit as the song begins (I didn't know that's what it was until I read an interview with George where he talked about it).

Oh, and the same interview, the reporter did state that he had someone there rolling his joints for him!

andyman91 said:

Hmmm....Could Donna Summer be a pothead?

JediMaster said:

I was referring to some radio blurb I heard yesterday....supposedly George Michael, a long time weed afficionado, seems to regret his heavy cannabis use these days, and I was wondering what made him change his mind about it. The radio guys said that this info was taken from an interview in the UK, maybe it hasn´t been published yet, I don´t know...we´ll see in the next couple of days.

Up to now he´s been far from critical about it, so that´s why I was a bit surprised.

KoolEaze said:

That IS surprising. He's always seemed to be a big advocate.

onenitealone said:

can ya post the pic please?

booyah said:

thats true. its not fair to all the regular people who get arrested for it

Christ, just listen to his music. He is so laid back now its obvious he's stoned. No suprise "Freeek" was recorded clean. It has edge to it.

The guy needs to give up the weed. Its killing his ability to deliver killer tracks.

SquirrelMeat said:

Interesting...I didn´t know that .


D´Angelo and George Michael are both very talented but far from being prolific.

Do you think that there´s a correlation ?

Then again, Bob Marley was very prolific and a lot of potheads in Rap are also very prolific.

How do you know Freeek was recorded clean ?

I ADMIRE GEORGE MICHAEL for his HONESTY.... If it's a Problem I hope he gives it up. I Really Love his Music and Wish him MUCH HAPPINESS with his UPCOMING MARRIAGE.....

if he's quiting can i have his stash?

just a question.

i thought u were talking bout that "artist" eminem always makes fun of.. and made that song "cana bitch"

JediMaster said:

I think it's just after Spinning the Wheel, which is weird, because it's sort of an update of Monkey. It gives off the same anti-drug vibe, IMO. Maybe I'm just misreading the song, though.

Moonwalkbjrain said:

Sorry - you overestimate my technical prowess. I'm crap at these things. And I wouldn't know where to find it. Hopefully someone else can post it for you.


But as KoolEaze says - it ain't pretty. Be warned!

Cloudbuster said:

you are confusing him with prince.

Axchi696 said:

Spinning The Wheel is an anti-promiscuity song of sorts, which is rather hypocritical of him if you think about it.

Christopher said:

That's what Carmen Electra was for.

GangstaFam said:

mtv cribs?>



"carmen,please stop rap-singing"

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