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I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.

Boy George

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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Country Culture Going Out Life Social
So much happened in that 10-year span. There were so many musical revolutions. Some were happening at the same time.
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Behind Happening Punk Revolution Some
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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Country House Paradise People
I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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Cups Sex Tea
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.
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Blessed Impart Listen Point Reach
The fabulous side of Taboo was dressing up and dancing like no one was watching you. There were no rules.
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Dancing Dress Up Hip Hop
I’m always tweeting about food and things that I’ve made.
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Always Food Made Tweeting
I’m always being inspired .
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Always Being Inspired
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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Kind Laughing Records
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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Around Country Famous More Pop Someone Taboo
One door closes and another one opens.
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Another Close Doors Opens
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.
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Competition Realizing Thinking
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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Developments Gay Issue Man Scary Thing
Whenever there’s an interview with me, I might read it, but I don’t read the comments because they’re so hateful sometimes.
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People Sometimes Thinking Writing
Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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Long Distance Relationship Radiance Separation
Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
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Cynic Disappointed Romantic Sums

I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.

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