One door closes and another one opens.
BOY GEORGEThe 1970s was probably the most exciting decade to be a teenager, from discovering Little Richard at the end of the 1960s to glam rock to punk rock to electro music.
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Taboo was kind of celebrating trash, the kind of records you secretly loved, like Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, by Baccara [laughs] – things that you probably shouldn’t like.
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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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[Arnold Schwarzenegger] is really good at [‘The New Celebrity Apprentice’ show]. Totally different energy to our potential president, but he’s cool.
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You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
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I exercise. I go to the gym every day. It’s about respecting what you’re doing. You’re going on stage. You have to sleep. You have to be prepared.
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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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You have to eat at a certain time and eat properly.
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I don’t know whether when I was 20 years old or 25 years old if somebody would have come along with incredible wisdom whether I would have really listened.
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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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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.
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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.
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The idea that gay people have to mimic what obviously doesn’t work for straight people any more… I think is a bit tragic. I am looking forward to gay divorces.
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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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The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
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I’m always being inspired .
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