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.
BOY GEORGEI 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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The Taboo crowd was certainly less precious. They were happy to end up in a pile of vomit and booze at the end of the night. It was antifashion, in a sense. They were just as obsessive as the New -Romantics but they acted like they didn’t care.
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You can partake of the buffet a little bit more than you should, so you have to have a routine.
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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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For me, touring is about looking after myself.
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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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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 exercise. I go to the gym every day. It’s about respecting what you’re doing. You’re going on stage. You have to sleep. You have to be prepared.
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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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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.
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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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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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Leigh [Bowery] would create fake guest lists and put the most ridiculous names on them – Joan Collins, or really naff soap stars who would never grace the door of Taboo.
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The 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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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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Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
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