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 GEORGERemember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I’d had to tell them.
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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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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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Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we’re losing our individuality.
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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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I suppose I was seen more as an elder statesman because I had been around the London club scene for so many years. To the Taboo crowd I was really seen as a pop star, someone famous.
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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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I’d got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.
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I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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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 can partake of the buffet a little bit more than you should, so you have to have a routine.
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A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn’t just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it.
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You have to watch what you eat.
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I cried. I absolutely wept, because it wasn’t the usual stuff like, “Oh, he was a drug addict and he did this and that…” It was really looking at the music and it was really complimentary. It was a huge thing.
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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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For me, touring is about looking after myself.
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