I think for me one of the big things was realizing that being Boy George is my job. It’s what I do.
BOY GEORGEThe 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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Whenever there’s an interview with me, I might read it, but I don’t read the comments because they’re so hateful sometimes.
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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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I think people could be a bit friendlier. The only real contact you have with people is when they’re annoyed if you’ve had a party – you know, it’s been a bit too noisy for them or something.
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Gay unions, what is that about? I haven’t been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn’t go anyway.
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She’s probably in denial that she’s a great big ball of insecurity and I’m quite well aware that I am one.
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A lot of people felt I was getting work because I was Boy George. My response at the time was that there’s a lot of DJs making records, they’re not all making good records, but they have the right to do that.
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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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On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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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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You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
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The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
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I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. …Nobody really sells records anymore.
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As a kid, I would’ve loved to get a tweet from David Bowie or Joan Rivers or Tom Cruise. It’s great that you can communicate with people and it’s instant.
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I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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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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