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.
BOY GEORGECertainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
More Boy George Quotes
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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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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
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You have to watch what you eat.
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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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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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Maybe without me, there wouldn’t be Adam Lambert. Without Bowie, there wouldn’t be me. Without Quentin Crisp, there wouldn’t have been Bowie. So everything is part of a big daisy chain.
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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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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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I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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I don’t get all this Speedo stuff actually, I mean, whatever happened to the feather boa?
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I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
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I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
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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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The idea that gay people have to mimic what obviously doesn’t work for straight people any more… I think is a bit tragic. I am looking forward to gay divorces.
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