George Michael has revealed that he woke from his three-week coma talking in a broad West Country accent.
In an interview with BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans the star admitted that he was unable to return to his usual accent for a few days.
"I swear this is true, I came out of my coma talking in this West Country accent."
The 'Freedom' singer said that as he opened his eyes and doctors proceeded to ask him who he was, to which he replied: "King of the world?" in a broad West Country accent.
"The doctors were worried that I had this condition where some people wake up speaking French or some language they learned at school," he said.
It is common that people suffering from Foreign Accent Syndrome emerge from a neurological injury speaking in an entirely different accent.
"There's nothing wrong with a West Country accent," said the former Wham! tar, "but it's a bit weird when you're from north London.''
"My sisters, who were obviously so relieved that I'd actually woken up, were just laughing away at this stand up comedy."
Michael announced that the rescheduled dates for The Symphonica tour, will kick off on 4 September with a newly-added date in Vienna.
He said he would donate 1,000 tickets to the medical staff in the city who had looked after him.
The video for new single 'White Light' is five and a half minutes long and contains a number of references back to George’s life-threatening pneumonia incident last year. Doves, crows and a zebra (standard) also make appearances throughout the clip, as Kate Moss pulls lots of ultra sexy poses…making ‘White Light’ one of George’s best vids yet.
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