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I think of myself more as a creative-type person, but it’s quite nice to be challenged physically and mentally.

Boy George

You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
BOY GEORGE

Behind Disco Person Punk Sex
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.
BOY GEORGE

Gay Helping People Sexual Thank
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.
BOY GEORGE

Annoyed Party People Real Thinking
Everything I think in life is about context and intention.
BOY GEORGE

Intention Life Thinking
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.
BOY GEORGE

Huge Important Orthodox People Singing
In writing the autobiography, I can really chuckle when I look at the songs. I was acting out the part. I saw myself as a victim.
BOY GEORGE

Acting Autobiography Song Writing
You find out so many interesting things when you’re not on drugs.
BOY GEORGE

Drug Find Interesting Out Thing
I’d got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.
BOY GEORGE

Empty Felt Successful
Leigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
BOY GEORGE

Doors Hunger Strike Suicide
Gay unions, what is that about? I haven’t been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn’t go anyway.
BOY GEORGE

Divorce Gay Invited Thinking
The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
BOY GEORGE

Band Separate Speaking Splits Way
The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
BOY GEORGE

Depend Gay Homophobic Issues Men
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.
BOY GEORGE

Good Luck Media Mom
I think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.
BOY GEORGE

Mistake Spotlight Thinking
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

Doors Names Stars
One door closes and another one opens.
BOY GEORGE

Another Close Doors Opens

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