She’s probably in denial that she’s a great big ball of insecurity and I’m quite well aware that I am one.
BOY GEORGEI just go in my back garden. It’s the only place where people don’t come and bother you.
More Boy George Quotes
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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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Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
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A lot of what I’ve been learning in the last two years is due to therapy – about my sexuality, why things go wrong, why relationships haven’t worked. It isn’t anything to do with anybody else; it’s to do with me.
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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.
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Everyone loved the music but nobody liked the name. I -remember getting a postcard from Jon from L.A. saying, “I don’t think America’s ready for the Sex Gang Children.”
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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 was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
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I think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.
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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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For me, I’ve gotten better at that since I’ve gotten older. I never was good at that when I was younger.
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I’m not responsible enough to have a dog – or a child.
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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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Voting for New Labour is like helping an old lady across the road while screaming ‘Get a move on!’ Even the Tories, who you could once rely on to be completely heartless are pretending to care.
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The ultimate goal is to be more satisfied. I really don’t believe you get wiser because you get older. It’s a choice, perhaps not to take some things so seriously
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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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