You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
BOY GEORGEI don’t know whether when I was 20 years old or 25 years old if somebody would have come along with incredible wisdom whether I would have really listened.
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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.
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[Arnold Schwarzenegger] is really good at [‘The New Celebrity Apprentice’ show]. Totally different energy to our potential president, but he’s cool.
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I knew style and content went hand in hand.
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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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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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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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When you’re younger, you think you’re in competition with everyone. You think everyone’s success is a threat to you, and this is a thing you grow out of.
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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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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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Madonna is a “living, breathing cash register.”
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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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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 think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
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I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
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