George Michael has confessed one of the songs on his new album was recorded specifically for gay men to dance to.
The singer-songwriter, who is currently promoting his new album "Patience," said his cover of The Ones' single "Flawless" is intended to connect with his gay audience.
He added, "It's about time I made a record for the boys really, isn't it?" in an interview with Magic FM radio station.
"This is definitely a big boystown record. I think there will be people dancing round their handbags to this one. The gay clubs will love this one," he told interviewer Richard Park.
He also revealed he suffers from the same worries and fears as many gay men, especially about getting fat in the public eye -- although he is getting to the age where it matters less and less.
"Normally if I know there is going to be one camera about, let alone a week's worth of cameras, which is what I was dealing with doing a bit of the European stuff, I would try and lose weight. That's my absolute safeguard," he said.
He said his weight concern results in part from a tabloid incident.
"The most horrific thing that happened when I got caught out in L.A. was that I got photographed with my shirt off and I was fat. There was one photo in the News of the World that had a subheading 'fat and gay,'" he said.
"Talk about body fascist and homophobic. It was like saying, 'Can you imagine two worst things than being fat and gay?'"
But as he matures, he says he is less likely to stick to a healthy eating plan.
"It didn't work this time. I couldn't be bothered. I kept going to the fridge and saying, 'They love me for my music.'"
Michael said his next album project will be a collection of duets with the world's greatest divas, and he hopes to make the tracks available for download on the Internet.
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