I’m always being inspired .
BOY GEORGESomeone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
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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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I was about 16 when punk started to happen… It felt like you had this naive idea that you could change things just by wearing something.
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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.”
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The New Romantic scene was so tiny. Although it got lots of mileage in the media, it was a really small club with only a core group of people. As it got more popular, kids started to come from the suburbs all dressed up, but it -really wasn’t as big as it looked.
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I think people could be a bit friendlier. The only real contact you have with people is when they’re annoyed if you’ve had a party – you know, it’s been a bit too noisy for them or something.
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Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
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I’m always tweeting about food and things that I’ve made.
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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.
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One door closes and another one opens.
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I exercise. I go to the gym every day. It’s about respecting what you’re doing. You’re going on stage. You have to sleep. You have to be prepared.
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I’m not responsible enough to have a dog – or a child.
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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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The most significant New York club for me was Paradise Garage, where they played house music. This was around ’84 or ’85.
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The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
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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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