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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.

Boy George

For me, touring is about looking after myself.
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Looking Myself Touring
Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I’d had to tell them.
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Age Gay Parent Sixteen
I was about 16 when punk started to happen… It felt like you had this naive idea that you could change things just by wearing something.
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Ideas Like Punk Something
You get older and you suddenly realize the only person you’re in competition with is yourself.
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Competition Get Older Yourself
I’m not someone who can sing anything… And my favorite singers aren’t people whose voice you would say is amazing.
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Amazing Anything People Singing Voice
Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
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People Real Thinking
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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Asses Clubs Different Romantic Way
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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Country House Paradise People
I’d got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.
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Empty Felt Successful
The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
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Depend Gay Homophobic Issues Men
I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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About Myself Nothing
Everything I think in life is about context and intention.
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Intention Life Thinking
I’m always tweeting about food and things that I’ve made.
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Always Food Made Tweeting
The Taboo crowd was certainly less precious. They were happy to end up in a pile of vomit and booze at the end of the night. It was antifashion, in a sense. They were just as obsessive as the New -Romantics but they acted like they didn’t care.
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Animation Care Crowds Night Obsession
I just remember the audience looking really horrified because Rosie [O’Donnell] was trying to sell the show as sort of Pippin and Annie. She was saying it’s a family show.
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Family Horrified Looking Remember Show
His designs were often breath-taking, but it was the way he used his body that was so utterly new and refreshing.
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Breath Designing Refreshing Talking

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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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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