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His designs were often breath-taking, but it was the way he used his body that was so utterly new and refreshing.

Boy George

A lot of people felt I was getting work because I was Boy George. My response at the time was that there’s a lot of DJs making records, they’re not all making good records, but they have the right to do that.
BOY GEORGE

Boys People Records Response Work
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.
BOY GEORGE

Doing Exercise Sleep Stage
For me the most interesting thing about Leigh Bowery was the way he used his body as a style statement. He was a big guy, but, because he was tall and had long legs, he looked in proportion – even sexy – despite being overweight by conventional standards.
BOY GEORGE

Interesting Long Look Sexy Standard
Most of my influences are from the past.
BOY GEORGE

Influence Most Past People
And it’s taken me the best part of 54 years to reach that point where I’m like, “I’m very lucky, I’m lucky, I’m blessed” – all of those things. I wish I could impart that to other people but I think when you’re young, you just don’t listen.
BOY GEORGE

Blessed Impart Listen Point Reach
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.
BOY GEORGE

Commented Mind Opinion Ridiculous Snip
Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
BOY GEORGE

People Real Thinking
My God is better than your God
BOY GEORGE

Better God Religious Wars
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
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.
BOY GEORGE

Emotional People Romantic Song
I just remember the audience looking really horrified because Rosie [O’Donnell] was trying to sell the show as sort of Pippin and Annie. She was saying it’s a family show.
BOY GEORGE

Family Horrified Looking Remember Show
Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
BOY GEORGE

Book Courtney Except Jungle Love Snake
When 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.
BOY GEORGE

Competition Realizing Thinking
You get older and you suddenly realize the only person you’re in competition with is yourself.
BOY GEORGE

Competition Get Older Yourself
I suppose all of those New Romantic clubs were quite up their own asses in a way. Well, Taboo was up its own ass in a different way, but not in terms of rules.
BOY GEORGE

Asses Clubs Different Romantic Way
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.
BOY GEORGE

Incredibles Old Somebody Years

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