black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I’d had to tell them.

Boy George

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.
BOY GEORGE

Blessed Impart Listen Point Reach
I think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.
BOY GEORGE

Mistake Spotlight Thinking
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 GEORGE

Levels Media Writing
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.
BOY GEORGE

Almost Contact Important Superficial Term
I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
BOY GEORGE

Giving Individual Thinking
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.
BOY GEORGE

Ideas Like Punk Something
One door closes and another one opens.
BOY GEORGE

Another Close Doors Opens
Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we’re losing our individuality.
BOY GEORGE

Gay Individuality Worry
I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
BOY GEORGE

Four Unwelcome Years
For me, touring is about looking after myself.
BOY GEORGE

Looking Myself Touring
What happened during the previews of ‘Taboo’ [musical] was that it was the first time I’d ever been written about as a great song-writer.
BOY GEORGE

Drug Musical Song Writer
In writing the autobiography, I can really chuckle when I look at the songs. I was acting out the part. I saw myself as a victim.
BOY GEORGE

Acting Autobiography Song Writing
I think of myself more as a creative-type person, but it’s quite nice to be challenged physically and mentally.
BOY GEORGE

Challenge Mentally Physical Think
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.
BOY GEORGE

Country Culture Going Out Life Social
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.
BOY GEORGE

Absolutely Compliment Drug Huge Thing
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.
BOY GEORGE

Competition Realizing Thinking

Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I’d had to tell them.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I’d had to tell them.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Boy George Quotes