Everyone loved the music but nobody liked the name. I -remember getting a postcard from Jon from L.A. saying, “I don’t think America’s ready for the Sex Gang Children.”
BOY GEORGEGay unions, what is that about? I haven’t been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn’t go anyway.
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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’m not responsible enough to have a dog – or a child.
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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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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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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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Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
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For me, touring is about looking after myself.
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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.
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As a gay man I feel very strongly about those issues around the world – there’ve been huge changes and developments, but there are still places where things are scary.
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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’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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The best thing you can do is work on your personality because we’re all gonna get ugly.
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I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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The most political thing you can do is be yourself
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Everything I think in life is about context and intention.
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