Singer George Michael has announced that he is retiring from pop music, through a documentary about his life.
The singer made his decision public through a candid documentary about his life, 'George Michael: A Different Story', which was premiered at the Berlin Film Festival.
The singer gave an interview after the film premiere, saying: "That genre is just dead as far as I am concerned".
Speaking about the documentary, which chronicles his career through the 1980s and 1990s, Michael said: "I just thought it was very important to explain myself before I disappear".
He also said: "I truly believe that there's a life for me that is not this one." However, Michael did not rule out a return to music in the future.
"Perhaps it will mean writing for other people. I have an ambition to write a truly contemporary musical, not necessarily even for the stage, but for the screen ... I have got to find ways to make music and enjoy it the way I used to," he said.
