Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I’d had to tell them.
BOY GEORGEI 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.
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Gay unions, what is that about? I haven’t been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn’t go anyway.
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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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The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
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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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After half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to stroke the whole world. It gave me untold confidence.
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The 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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On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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I’m always being inspired .
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Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
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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 think of myself more as a creative-type person, but it’s quite nice to be challenged physically and mentally.
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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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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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You can partake of the buffet a little bit more than you should, so you have to have a routine.
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I think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.
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