The most political thing you can do is be yourself
BOY GEORGEI like the big bombastic singers, but I’m also very drawn to what I call character singers.
More Boy George Quotes
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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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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.
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Most of my influences are from the past.
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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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What happened during the previews of ‘Taboo’ [musical] was that it was the first time I’d ever been written about as a great song-writer.
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The fabulous side of Taboo was dressing up and dancing like no one was watching you. There were no rules.
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You have to eat at a certain time and eat properly.
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In 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.
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You can partake of the buffet a little bit more than you should, so you have to have a routine.
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Leigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
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I find that most people [in social media] just want me to say “happy birthday” to their mom or wish them good luck with their exams.
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When Culture Club broke up, I hadn’t been going out a lot because we’d been working all the time, so I suddenly had this period of leisure. And it was just around the time that the whole acid house thing kicked off in London.
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I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. …Nobody really sells records anymore.
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Gay unions, what is that about? I haven’t been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn’t go anyway.
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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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