Madonna is a “living, breathing cash register.”
BOY GEORGEYou get older and you suddenly realize the only person you’re in competition with is yourself.
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The ultimate goal is to be more satisfied. I really don’t believe you get wiser because you get older. It’s a choice, perhaps not to take some things so seriously
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The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
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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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On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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I was about 16 when punk started to happen. It was so exciting. You had a social depression going on in the U.K. There was a sanitation strike. London was really grim, gray. You had Margaret Thatcher coming in. It was a really revolutionary time.
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You find out so many interesting things when you’re not on drugs.
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I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
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A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn’t just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it.
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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.
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I think of myself more as a creative-type person, but it’s quite nice to be challenged physically and mentally.
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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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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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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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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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One door closes and another one opens.
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