You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
BOY GEORGEWhen you’re younger, you think you’re in competition with everyone. You think everyone’s success is a threat to you, and this is a thing you grow out of.
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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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When I first went to New York, I didn’t really go out to clubs. It was the height of Culture Club so I didn’t really have a social life. It was only after I had been to New York a few times that I started going out.
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I cried. I absolutely wept, because it wasn’t the usual stuff like, “Oh, he was a drug addict and he did this and that…” It was really looking at the music and it was really complimentary. It was a huge thing.
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When Culture Club broke up, I hadn’t been going out a lot because we’d been working all the time, so I suddenly had this period of leisure. And it was just around the time that the whole acid house thing kicked off in London.
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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 band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
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If I ever commented on one of his outfits he would snip, “Oh, thank you, Mr. Boy George. I do value your opinion.” And then he would spin and make some ridiculous noise and mince off.
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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’m always tweeting about food and things that I’ve made.
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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 just go in my back garden. It’s the only place where people don’t come and bother you.
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You have to watch what you eat.
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On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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One door closes and another one opens.
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You can partake of the buffet a little bit more than you should, so you have to have a routine.
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