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I suppose I was seen more as an elder statesman because I had been around the London club scene for so many years. To the Taboo crowd I was really seen as a pop star, someone famous.

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I was about 16 when punk started to happen. It was so exciting. You had a social depression going on in the U.K. There was a sanitation strike. London was really grim, gray. You had Margaret Thatcher coming in. It was a really revolutionary time.
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Country People Punk Revolutionary Sanitation Strike
When I go onstage, I’m going to work …I feel like my performance is about an emotional connection. I want to connect with people, whether it’s like a romantic song or a happy song.
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Emotional People Romantic Song
The fabulous side of Taboo was dressing up and dancing like no one was watching you. There were no rules.
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Dancing Dress Up Hip Hop
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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Interesting Long Look Sexy Standard
You can partake of the buffet a little bit more than you should, so you have to have a routine.
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Bit Little More Routine
I think for me one of the big things was realizing that being Boy George is my job. It’s what I do.
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Boys Jobs Thinking
The ultimate goal is to be more satisfied. I really don’t believe you get wiser because you get older. It’s a choice, perhaps not to take some things so seriously
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Believe Choices Goal Satisfied
On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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Body Culture Gay Men Woman
I knew style and content went hand in hand.
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Content Hands Style
For me, I’ve gotten better at that since I’ve gotten older. I never was good at that when I was younger.
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Better Good Gotten Older Younger
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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Discovering Rocks Sex Teenager
I’m always being inspired .
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Always Being Inspired
Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
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Appearance Drama Looks
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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Huge Important Orthodox People Singing
It’s quite nice that we can have almost direct contact with anyone in the world at any time. I don’t know how important it is in terms of one’s career. It seems to be pretty much superfluous in terms of that, but it’s nice to communicate.
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Almost Contact Important Superficial Term
The problem with being on the road – especially in a hot place like Florida – is that you can begin to think you’re on holiday.
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Florida Holiday Thinking

I suppose I was seen more as an elder statesman because I had been around the London club scene for so many years. To the Taboo crowd I was really seen as a pop star, someone famous.

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I suppose I was seen more as an elder statesman because I had been around the London club scene for so many years. To the Taboo crowd I was really seen as a pop star, someone famous.

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