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.
BOY GEORGEWhen 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.
BOY GEORGEEveryone 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 GEORGEMost of my influences are from the past.
BOY GEORGEMy mother and father were fantastic, very active. I find it difficult to say this, but I’m quite a loving person and I’ve always been loving to my friends. In the long run, that pays off. I’m very interested in other people, and if you are, they’re interested in you.
BOY GEORGEYou get the odd person [in social media] that will write something nasty and the trick is not to engage with them on any level.
BOY GEORGEI 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 GEORGEHis designs were often breath-taking, but it was the way he used his body that was so utterly new and refreshing.
BOY GEORGEOn Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
BOY GEORGEI 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.
BOY GEORGEYou have to eat at a certain time and eat properly.
BOY GEORGEThe band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
BOY GEORGEI 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 GEORGEI’m not someone who can sing anything… And my favorite singers aren’t people whose voice you would say is amazing.
BOY GEORGEI knew style and content went hand in hand.
BOY GEORGESo much happened in that 10-year span. There were so many musical revolutions. Some were happening at the same time.
BOY GEORGERemember 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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