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I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. …Nobody really sells records anymore.

Boy George

As a gay man I feel very strongly about those issues around the world – there’ve been huge changes and developments, but there are still places where things are scary.
BOY GEORGE

Developments Gay Issue Man Scary Thing
I think for me one of the big things was realizing that being Boy George is my job. It’s what I do.
BOY GEORGE

Boys Jobs Thinking
Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
BOY GEORGE

Clothes Hair Kids Wonderful
For me, touring is about looking after myself.
BOY GEORGE

Looking Myself Touring
I suppose all of those New Romantic clubs were quite up their own asses in a way. Well, Taboo was up its own ass in a different way, but not in terms of rules.
BOY GEORGE

Asses Clubs Different Romantic Way
I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
BOY GEORGE

About Myself Nothing
I’m a big Bob Dylan fan, a huge David Bowie fan… none of those people have orthodox, cabaret voices. These are people where what they’re singing about is just as important as how they’re singing it.
BOY GEORGE

Huge Important Orthodox People Singing
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

Father Mother Running
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.
BOY GEORGE

Boys People Records Response Work
The most political thing you can do is be yourself
BOY GEORGE

Being Political Yourself
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.
BOY GEORGE

Country People Punk Revolutionary Sanitation Strike
I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
BOY GEORGE

Giving Individual Thinking
If I ever commented on one of his outfits he would snip, “Oh, thank you, Mr. Boy George. I do value your opinion.” And then he would spin and make some ridiculous noise and mince off.
BOY GEORGE

Commented Mind Opinion Ridiculous Snip
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.”
BOY GEORGE

Children Everyone Music Remember Sex
I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
BOY GEORGE

Four Unwelcome Years
I don’t get all this Speedo stuff actually, I mean, whatever happened to the feather boa?
BOY GEORGE

Actually Mean Speedos Stuff

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