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 GEORGEIn 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.
More Boy George Quotes
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Madonna is a “living, breathing cash register.”
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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.
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For me, touring is about looking after myself.
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You have to watch what you eat.
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I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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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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The idea that gay people have to mimic what obviously doesn’t work for straight people any more… I think is a bit tragic. I am looking forward to gay divorces.
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Everything I think in life is about context and intention.
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Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we’re losing our individuality.
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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 would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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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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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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