Gay artist George Michael has bared his soul in an intimate documentary that he says will be his swan-song from public life. George Michael: A Different Story premiered at the Berlin Film Festival this week, and the singer himself, usually very private and publicity-shy, spoke to a press conference about his reasons for participating in the 100-minute documentary. "The time of hiding has been over for a while, but actually this is probably the most you're ever going to see of me," he told reporters. "I think the future is a much more behind-the-scenes affair for me. That won't really be a matter of privacy, it will just be a matter of me not being around. I just thought it was very important to explain myself before I disappear." In the film, Michael discusses his life as a closeted pop star in the 80s, when his band Wham! was one of the world's biggest acts, the death of his partner to AIDS in the early nineties, and his infamous arrest in a Beverly Hills toilet in 1998.
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First published: Sunday, 20th February 2005 - 12:00pm