I’d got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.
BOY GEORGEPart of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we’re losing our individuality.
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Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I’d had to tell them.
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I like the big bombastic singers, but I’m also very drawn to what I call character singers.
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When 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.
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Voting for New Labour is like helping an old lady across the road while screaming ‘Get a move on!’ Even the Tories, who you could once rely on to be completely heartless are pretending to care.
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Everyone loved the music but nobody liked the name. I -remember getting a postcard from Jon from L.A. saying, “I don’t think America’s ready for the Sex Gang Children.”
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You have to watch what you eat.
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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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The Taboo crowd was certainly less precious. They were happy to end up in a pile of vomit and booze at the end of the night. It was antifashion, in a sense. They were just as obsessive as the New -Romantics but they acted like they didn’t care.
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On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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It’s quite nice that we can have almost direct contact with anyone in the world at any time. I don’t know how important it is in terms of one’s career. It seems to be pretty much superfluous in terms of that, but it’s nice to communicate.
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You find out so many interesting things when you’re not on drugs.
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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 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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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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The most political thing you can do is be yourself
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