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There are a few things that strike me as odd about this story.
First of all, obviously it's good timing for a news article to come out on George Michael as he has a new album coming out soon. But he just signed a new record label with Sony - to come out and publicly say, essentially, that he won't be recording with them any more (or making them money)...isn't that like biting the hand that feeds you? Why release THIS one, then? And why should Sony promote it if he's just going to ditch them afterwards?
I'm a George Michael fan too (best concert I've ever been to), but the guy has made some really weird decisions.
That being said, the article is being distorted - all the titles are "George Michael Retiring From Music Business," which is kinda true, but implies that he'll never make music again. A more accurate title would be "George Michael to Release Free Music Independently", but then again, that wouldn't sell as many papers.
FWIW, I loved Faith and Listen Without Prejudice but Older was just a little too out there for me. Some of the eventual remixes that came out were much better than the album tracks. I heard the new single and wasn't extremely impressed. We'll see how it does...
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