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.
BOY GEORGEThe fabulous side of Taboo was dressing up and dancing like no one was watching you. There were no rules.
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Leigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
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I think for me one of the big things was realizing that being Boy George is my job. It’s what I do.
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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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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 best thing you can do is work on your personality because we’re all gonna get ugly.
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I think people could be a bit friendlier. The only real contact you have with people is when they’re annoyed if you’ve had a party – you know, it’s been a bit too noisy for them or something.
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I knew style and content went hand in hand.
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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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Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
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Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
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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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Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
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As a kid, I would’ve loved to get a tweet from David Bowie or Joan Rivers or Tom Cruise. It’s great that you can communicate with people and it’s instant.
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I try to exist in a world where there is freedom of opinion, where you’re allowed to make jokes. I don’t want to live in some PC world where no-one’s allowed to say anything.
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I’m a big Bob Dylan fan, a huge David Bowie fan… none of those people have orthodox, cabaret voices. These are people where what they’re singing about is just as important as how they’re singing it.
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I’m not responsible enough to have a dog – or a child.
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I like the big bombastic singers, but I’m also very drawn to what I call character singers.
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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 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.
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Leigh [Bowery] would create fake guest lists and put the most ridiculous names on them – Joan Collins, or really naff soap stars who would never grace the door of Taboo.
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And it’s taken me the best part of 54 years to reach that point where I’m like, “I’m very lucky, I’m lucky, I’m blessed” – all of those things. I wish I could impart that to other people but I think when you’re young, you just don’t listen.
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It’s quite nice that we can have almost direct contact with anyone in the world at any time. I don’t know how important it is in terms of one’s career. It seems to be pretty much superfluous in terms of that, but it’s nice to communicate.
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When I go onstage, I’m going to work …I feel like my performance is about an emotional connection. I want to connect with people, whether it’s like a romantic song or a happy song.
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I suppose all of those New Romantic clubs were quite up their own asses in a way. Well, Taboo was up its own ass in a different way, but not in terms of rules.
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I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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