George Michael’s Accent Changes After Awakening from a Coma

British singer George Michael’s accent has reportedly changed after battling with pneumonia last November. The illness put the singer’s life in jeopardy multiple times during the three weeks he was in a coma.  Doctors feared that Michael may have suffered brain injury after the singer awoke from a coma with a different accent.

The “Careless Whisper” singer told LBC radio: “My doctors were genuinely worried that I had this condition, it’s a genuine thing where people wake from comas speaking French or some other language they learned at school.

“Mine was two days of this vaguely Bristolian accent, and they were worried I could have spoken like that for the rest of my life. They were saying, ‘Oh my god, he’s got brain damage.

“Not that there’s anything wrong with the West Country accent – but it’s a bit weird when you come from north London.”

“The first question the doctors asked me was, ‘Do you know who you are?’ And apparently the first thing I said was, ‘Oi’m the King of the World!’ Apparently that’s true, though I didn’t know it for months afterwards.

“During the tour, I was hanging out with a friend from Australia, and our most bonding experience was watching episodes of ‘Nighty Night’ over and over. It’s the funniest thing I have ever seen.

“We spent a lot of time doing funny impressions of the main character. And – I swear this is true – I came out of my coma talking in her West Country accent.

“I scared everyone when I woke up because I basically did two days’ worth of stand-up comedy based on ‘Nighty Night’ in this bizarre West Country accent.”