The New Romantic scene was so tiny. Although it got lots of mileage in the media, it was a really small club with only a core group of people. As it got more popular, kids started to come from the suburbs all dressed up, but it -really wasn’t as big as it looked.
BOY GEORGEOn Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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[Arnold Schwarzenegger] is really good at [‘The New Celebrity Apprentice’ show]. Totally different energy to our potential president, but he’s cool.
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A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn’t just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it.
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The most political thing you can do is be yourself
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My mother and father were fantastic, very active. I find it difficult to say this, but I’m quite a loving person and I’ve always been loving to my friends. In the long run, that pays off. I’m very interested in other people, and if you are, they’re interested in you.
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The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
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For me, touring is about looking after myself.
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Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
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You find out so many interesting things when you’re not on drugs.
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My God is better than your God
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Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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You get the odd person [in social media] that will write something nasty and the trick is not to engage with them on any level.
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Whenever there’s an interview with me, I might read it, but I don’t read the comments because they’re so hateful sometimes.
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After half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to stroke the whole world. It gave me untold confidence.
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Voting for New Labour is like helping an old lady across the road while screaming ‘Get a move on!’ Even the Tories, who you could once rely on to be completely heartless are pretending to care.
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