Whenever there’s an interview with me, I might read it, but I don’t read the comments because they’re so hateful sometimes.
BOY GEORGEI was about 16 when punk started to happen… It felt like you had this naive idea that you could change things just by wearing something.
More Boy George Quotes
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Everything I think in life is about context and intention.
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Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
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I have the best job in the world. There’s not really a lot to moan or whine about. I’ve got the privilege of going out and doing something I absolutely love.
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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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Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
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I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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I was about 16 when punk started to happen… It felt like you had this naive idea that you could change things just by wearing something.
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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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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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Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
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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.
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For me with “The Apprentice,” it kind of blew out my business brain. I don’t really think of myself as a business person.
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As a kid, I would’ve loved to get a tweet from David Bowie or Joan Rivers or Tom Cruise. It’s great that you can communicate with people and it’s instant.
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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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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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