A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn’t just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it.
BOY GEORGESomeone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
More Boy George Quotes
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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 am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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Madonna is a “living, breathing cash register.”
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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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The most political thing you can do is be yourself
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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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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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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.
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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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For me the most interesting thing about Leigh Bowery was the way he used his body as a style statement. He was a big guy, but, because he was tall and had long legs, he looked in proportion – even sexy – despite being overweight by conventional standards.
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I knew style and content went hand in hand.
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I’m always being inspired .
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Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
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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.
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