The following story is printed at the contactmusic.com website, which is taken from today's edition of the Sun newspaper (UK):

Homesick Jamiroquai singer JAY KAY is threatening to cut short his publicity tour of Australia to look after his sick dog.

The funk legend is anxious his terminally ill pooch may not survive his absence promoting new album DYNAMITE down under, and has considered abandoning the project.

He says, "I really want to go home and see my dogs. My German Shepherd is not well."

"He was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and in a month he has deteriorated badly."

"It's difficult. I just want to go home."