George Michael spoke candidly of his drug use and cruising for sex with strangers, saying "it's just who I am". In a revealing interview with The Guardian newspaper, the former Wham! star confirmed he was caught in possession of crack cocaine when arrested last year in public toilets on Hampstead Heath, a gay cruising area close to his home in north London. But asked when he had last smoked the class A drug, the singer declined to answer. He said he had cut back on cannabis and now smokes only "seven or eight" spliffs per day instead of 25. The 46-year-old defended "cottaging" on the Heath, saying it was "nicer" than picking up men in bars. "The handful of times a year it's bloody warm enough, I'll do it. I'll do it on a nice summer evening. Quite often there are campfires up there," he said. "It's a much nicer place to get some quick and honest sex than standing in a bar, E'd off your tits shouting at somebody and hoping they want the same thing as you do in bed." Over the last decade Michael has had a number of run-ins with the law. In 1998, he was arrested in public toilets in Los Angeles for "engaging in a lewd act" and was cautioned for possessing cannabis after being found asleep at the wheel of his car on two separate occasions in 2006. Recently a number of stars have said they fear for Michael's wellbeing, including Sir Elton John who enlisted the help of Bono. Sources: SINA.com
