The most significant New York club for me was Paradise Garage, where they played house music. This was around ’84 or ’85.
BOY GEORGEOn Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
More Boy George Quotes
-
-
I don’t get all this Speedo stuff actually, I mean, whatever happened to the feather boa?
BOY GEORGE -
The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
BOY GEORGE -
My mother and father were fantastic, very active. I find it difficult to say this, but I’m quite a loving person and I’ve always been loving to my friends. In the long run, that pays off. I’m very interested in other people, and if you are, they’re interested in you.
BOY GEORGE -
Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we’re losing our individuality.
BOY GEORGE -
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.
BOY GEORGE -
I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
BOY GEORGE -
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.
BOY GEORGE -
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.
BOY GEORGE -
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.
BOY GEORGE -
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.
BOY GEORGE -
Everything I think in life is about context and intention.
BOY GEORGE -
I’d got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.
BOY GEORGE -
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.
BOY GEORGE -
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.
BOY GEORGE -
Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
BOY GEORGE