Music Producer Claims George Michael Was So Addicted To Diet Coke He Drank "At Least 25 Cans A Day"
George Michael was so addicted to Diet Coke that he drank 25 cans a day.
In an interview with the Daily Star on Wednesday (Aug 17), the Wham! singer's music producer friend Johnny Douglas said, "He smoked weed in the studio, as the majority of people do. He was also on anti-depressants — but he was the ultimate professional.
“He was never drugged out and I never saw him do anything that I would consider destructive, apart from his addiction to Diet Coke.
“He was on at least 25 cans a day – it was welded to his hand.
“You could look in his Range Rover and it was like a graveyard of empty Diet Coke cans.”
Michael died at the age of 53 in his Goring-on-Thames on Christmas Day 2016 from heart failure and liver disease.
Michael was most recently the subject of a documentary, George Michael: Freedom Uncut — which was given a limited release in Singapore cinemas in June — where fans got to hear three previously unreleased tracks.
Speaking to Retropop at the exclusive screening of George Michael: Freedom Uncut in June, David Austin, Michael's songwriting partner and best pal — who co-directed the documentary — said about the tunes: “There are three or four recordings that were finished. After Amy [Winehouse] had passed away, they pulled all those demos out of the drawer and started getting people involved in them.
“We would never do that. George’s body of work is his complete body of work. That is what we have to work with — and there are a few tracks that are finished.”
One track, 'This is How (This is How We Want You to Get High') was released posthumously in 2019 and featured on the soundtrack of romantic comedy Last Christmas. — BANG SHOWBIZ
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