Boy George has admitted he's "devastated" Culture Club have had to postpone their comeback tour.
The group axed a string of UK and US dates after the frontman was diagnosed with a throat problem that would have irreparable damage if he continued to sing, and though he didn't want to take the "risk" and go through with the shows, George admits it still upset him to put the shows on hold.
Speaking to the Daily Mail newspaper he said: "I've got a polyp on my vocal chords. The doctor tells me singing would cause irreparable damage, and that's not a risk I am prepared to take.
"He put a camera down my throat, and it transpired that I have an enlarged polyp which has haemorrhaged.
"So everything is on hold until it gets better. I don't know how long that will take, and to say I am devastated barely touches how I feel."
The singer's been experience throat issues for some time but dismissed the pain initially due to exhaustion.
"I'd been having trouble with my voice for some months, but in true British fashion I ignored it, thinking the problem might just be tiredness, hoping it would go away."
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