I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
BOY GEORGELeigh [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.
More Boy George Quotes
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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 was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
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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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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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I like the big bombastic singers, but I’m also very drawn to what I call character singers.
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When you’re younger, you think you’re in competition with everyone. You think everyone’s success is a threat to you, and this is a thing you grow out of.
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Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
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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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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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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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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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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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I’m always being inspired .
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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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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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