Leigh [Bowery] would create fake guest lists and put the most ridiculous names on them – Joan Collins, or really naff soap stars who would never grace the door of Taboo.
BOY GEORGEMaybe without me, there wouldn’t be Adam Lambert. Without Bowie, there wouldn’t be me. Without Quentin Crisp, there wouldn’t have been Bowie. So everything is part of a big daisy chain.
More Boy George Quotes
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The most political thing you can do is be yourself
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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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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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She’s probably in denial that she’s a great big ball of insecurity and I’m quite well aware that I am one.
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One door closes and another one opens.
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I’m not someone who can sing anything… And my favorite singers aren’t people whose voice you would say is amazing.
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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 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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I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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I’m always being inspired .
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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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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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A lot of what I’ve been learning in the last two years is due to therapy – about my sexuality, why things go wrong, why relationships haven’t worked. It isn’t anything to do with anybody else; it’s to do with me.
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I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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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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