The most political thing you can do is be yourself
BOY GEORGEI think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.
More Boy George Quotes
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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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The idea that gay people have to mimic what obviously doesn’t work for straight people any more… I think is a bit tragic. I am looking forward to gay divorces.
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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 problem with being on the road – especially in a hot place like Florida – is that you can begin to think you’re on holiday.
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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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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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I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
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The 1970s was probably the most exciting decade to be a teenager, from discovering Little Richard at the end of the 1960s to glam rock to punk rock to electro music.
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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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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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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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You find out so many interesting things when you’re not on drugs.
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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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You’re lucky if you reach the point where you go, “OK, I have a wonderful life …I fly around the world, stay in beautiful places, people are generally quite sweet to me, what’s to complain about?” But I think you have to get there…
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I’m not responsible enough to have a dog – or a child.
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