I suppose all of those New Romantic clubs were quite up their own asses in a way. Well, Taboo was up its own ass in a different way, but not in terms of rules.
BOY GEORGEI’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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I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
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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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When Culture Club broke up, I hadn’t been going out a lot because we’d been working all the time, so I suddenly had this period of leisure. And it was just around the time that the whole acid house thing kicked off in London.
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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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I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
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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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You get the odd person [in social media] that will write something nasty and the trick is not to engage with them on any level.
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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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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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My mother and father were fantastic, very active. I find it difficult to say this, but I’m quite a loving person and I’ve always been loving to my friends. In the long run, that pays off. I’m very interested in other people, and if you are, they’re interested in you.
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The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
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For me the most interesting thing about Leigh Bowery was the way he used his body as a style statement. He was a big guy, but, because he was tall and had long legs, he looked in proportion – even sexy – despite being overweight by conventional standards.
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Voting for New Labour is like helping an old lady across the road while screaming ‘Get a move on!’ Even the Tories, who you could once rely on to be completely heartless are pretending to care.
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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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You find out so many interesting things when you’re not on drugs.
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