My family knew I was gay when I was 15, long before I got famous. But it’s a very different thing coming out to your family and coming out to the universe. That’s a big step.
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.
More Boy George Quotes
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Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
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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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I am thinking of George Michael’s family, friends and fans. He was so loved and I hope he knew it because the sadness today is beyond words. Devastating.
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It’s quite nice that we can have almost direct contact with anyone in the world at any time. I don’t know how important it is in terms of one’s career. It seems to be pretty much superfluous in terms of that, but it’s nice to communicate.
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I’m not someone who can sing anything… And my favorite singers aren’t people whose voice you would say is amazing.
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You find out so many interesting things when you’re not on drugs.
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Everything I think in life is about context and intention.
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I’m always being inspired .
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The fabulous side of Taboo was dressing up and dancing like no one was watching you. There were no rules.
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I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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The best thing you can do is work on your personality because we’re all gonna get ugly.
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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.
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And it’s taken me the best part of 54 years to reach that point where I’m like, “I’m very lucky, I’m lucky, I’m blessed” – all of those things. I wish I could impart that to other people but I think when you’re young, you just don’t listen.
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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’d got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.
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