So much happened in that 10-year span. There were so many musical revolutions. Some were happening at the same time.
BOY GEORGEWhen 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.
More Boy George Quotes
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I 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.
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I just go in my back garden. It’s the only place where people don’t come and bother you.
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Leigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
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You have to eat at a certain time and eat properly.
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I’m always being inspired .
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I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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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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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.
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Most of my influences are from the past.
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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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I’m a big Bob Dylan fan, a huge David Bowie fan… none of those people have orthodox, cabaret voices. These are people where what they’re singing about is just as important as how they’re singing it.
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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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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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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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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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