I think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.
BOY GEORGEIf 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.
More Boy George Quotes
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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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The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
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I am thinking of George Michael’s family, friends and fans. He was so loved and I hope he knew it because the sadness today is beyond words. Devastating.
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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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When I first went to New York, I didn’t really go out to clubs. It was the height of Culture Club so I didn’t really have a social life. It was only after I had been to New York a few times that I started going out.
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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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I’m always being inspired .
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The best thing you can do is work on your personality because we’re all gonna get ugly.
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You’re lucky if you reach the point where you go, “OK, I have a wonderful life …I fly around the world, stay in beautiful places, people are generally quite sweet to me, what’s to complain about?” But I think you have to get there…
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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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I’m always tweeting about food and things that I’ve made.
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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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I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. …Nobody really sells records anymore.
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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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I just remember the audience looking really horrified because Rosie [O’Donnell] was trying to sell the show as sort of Pippin and Annie. She was saying it’s a family show.
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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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For me with “The Apprentice,” it kind of blew out my business brain. I don’t really think of myself as a business person.
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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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Most of my influences are from the past.
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I try to exist in a world where there is freedom of opinion, where you’re allowed to make jokes. I don’t want to live in some PC world where no-one’s allowed to say anything.
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Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we’re losing our individuality.
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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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The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
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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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You have to watch what you eat.
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The 1970s was probably the most exciting decade to be a teenager, from discovering Little Richard at the end of the 1960s to glam rock to punk rock to electro music.
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