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 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.
More Boy George Quotes
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I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
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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.”
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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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For me, I’ve gotten better at that since I’ve gotten older. I never was good at that when I was younger.
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You get older and you suddenly realize the only person you’re in competition with is yourself.
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I just go in my back garden. It’s the only place where people don’t come and bother you.
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I’m a big Bob Dylan fan, a huge David Bowie fan… none of those people have orthodox, cabaret voices. These are people where what they’re singing about is just as important as how they’re singing it.
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When I first went to New York, I didn’t really go out to clubs. It was the height of Culture Club so I didn’t really have a social life. It was only after I had been to New York a few times that I started going out.
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Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
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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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I’m always being inspired .
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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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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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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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