The most significant New York club for me was Paradise Garage, where they played house music. This was around ’84 or ’85.
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.
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I am thinking of George Michael’s family, friends and fans. He was so loved and I hope he knew it because the sadness today is beyond words. Devastating.
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I 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.
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The problem with being on the road – especially in a hot place like Florida – is that you can begin to think you’re on holiday.
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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 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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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 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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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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I just go in my back garden. It’s the only place where people don’t come and bother you.
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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.
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You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
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I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
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The New Romantic scene was so tiny. Although it got lots of mileage in the media, it was a really small club with only a core group of people. As it got more popular, kids started to come from the suburbs all dressed up, but it -really wasn’t as big as it looked.
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I’d got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.
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For me, I’ve gotten better at that since I’ve gotten older. I never was good at that when I was younger.
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