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.
BOY GEORGEI 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.
More Boy George Quotes
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As a gay man I feel very strongly about those issues around the world – there’ve been huge changes and developments, but there are still places where things are scary.
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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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I have the best job in the world. There’s not really a lot to moan or whine about. I’ve got the privilege of going out and doing something I absolutely love.
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The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
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Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
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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 political thing you can do is be yourself
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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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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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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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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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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 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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Leigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
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On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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