I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
BOY GEORGEThe 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.
More Boy George Quotes
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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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You find out so many interesting things when you’re not on drugs.
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Most of my influences are from the past.
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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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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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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
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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.
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I think for me one of the big things was realizing that being Boy George is my job. It’s what I do.
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I’m a big Bob Dylan fan, a huge David Bowie fan… none of those people have orthodox, cabaret voices. These are people where what they’re singing about is just as important as how they’re singing it.
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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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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.
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So much happened in that 10-year span. There were so many musical revolutions. Some were happening at the same time.
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I find that most people [in social media] just want me to say “happy birthday” to their mom or wish them good luck with their exams.
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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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