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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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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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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 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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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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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 Taboo crowd was certainly less precious. They were happy to end up in a pile of vomit and booze at the end of the night. It was antifashion, in a sense. They were just as obsessive as the New -Romantics but they acted like they didn’t care.
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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
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I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
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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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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.
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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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I don’t know whether when I was 20 years old or 25 years old if somebody would have come along with incredible wisdom whether I would have really listened.
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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 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 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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