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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.

Boy George

So much happened in that 10-year span. There were so many musical revolutions. Some were happening at the same time.
BOY GEORGE

Behind Happening Punk Revolution Some
Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
BOY GEORGE

Clothes Hair Kids Wonderful
The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
BOY GEORGE

Band Separate Speaking Splits Way
I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. …Nobody really sells records anymore.
BOY GEORGE

Artist Nobody Records Thinking
You’re lucky if you reach the point where you go, “OK, I have a wonderful life …I fly around the world, stay in beautiful places, people are generally quite sweet to me, what’s to complain about?” But I think you have to get there…
BOY GEORGE

Beautiful Blessed Generally People Sweet
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.”
BOY GEORGE

Children Everyone Music Remember Sex
I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
BOY GEORGE

Giving Individual Thinking
I’m always tweeting about food and things that I’ve made.
BOY GEORGE

Always Food Made Tweeting
I knew style and content went hand in hand.
BOY GEORGE

Content Hands Style
I think for me one of the big things was realizing that being Boy George is my job. It’s what I do.
BOY GEORGE

Boys Jobs Thinking
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.
BOY GEORGE

Country People Punk Revolutionary Sanitation Strike
The most political thing you can do is be yourself
BOY GEORGE

Being Political Yourself
Taboo was kind of celebrating trash, the kind of records you secretly loved, like Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, by Baccara [laughs] – things that you probably shouldn’t like.
BOY GEORGE

Kind Laughing Records
I just go in my back garden. It’s the only place where people don’t come and bother you.
BOY GEORGE

Bother Garden People
Gay unions, what is that about? I haven’t been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn’t go anyway.
BOY GEORGE

Divorce Gay Invited Thinking
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 GEORGE

Good Luck Media Mom

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