I was about 16 when punk started to happen. It was so exciting. You had a social depression going on in the U.K. There was a sanitation strike. London was really grim, gray. You had Margaret Thatcher coming in. It was a really revolutionary time.
BOY GEORGEI suppose I was seen more as an elder statesman because I had been around the London club scene for so many years. To the Taboo crowd I was really seen as a pop star, someone famous.
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The most significant New York club for me was Paradise Garage, where they played house music. This was around ’84 or ’85.
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You get older and you suddenly realize the only person you’re in competition with is yourself.
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I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. …Nobody really sells records anymore.
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On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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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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I knew style and content went hand in hand.
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What happened during the previews of ‘Taboo’ [musical] was that it was the first time I’d ever been written about as a great song-writer.
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The ultimate goal is to be more satisfied. I really don’t believe you get wiser because you get older. It’s a choice, perhaps not to take some things so seriously
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Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we’re losing our individuality.
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I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
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I find that most people [in social media] just want me to say “happy birthday” to their mom or wish them good luck with their exams.
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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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I suppose I was seen more as an elder statesman because I had been around the London club scene for so many years. To the Taboo crowd I was really seen as a pop star, someone famous.
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I don’t know whether when I was 20 years old or 25 years old if somebody would have come along with incredible wisdom whether I would have really listened.
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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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