The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
BOY GEORGEBeethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
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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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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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For me, touring is about looking after myself.
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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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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 think for me one of the big things was realizing that being Boy George is my job. It’s what I do.
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I’m always tweeting about food and things that I’ve made.
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What’s really sad is that a lot of very talented people are being forced to do things that are very embarrassing and I don’t intend to be one of them.
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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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One door closes and another one opens.
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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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His designs were often breath-taking, but it was the way he used his body that was so utterly new and refreshing.
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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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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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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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