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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.

Boy George

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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Behind Happening Punk Revolution Some
Everything I think in life is about context and intention.
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Intention Life Thinking
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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Children Everyone Music Remember Sex
The most political thing you can do is be yourself
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Being Political Yourself
You can partake of the buffet a little bit more than you should, so you have to have a routine.
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Bit Little More Routine
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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Challenge Mentally Physical Think
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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Divorce Forward Mimic More People Straight
I exercise. I go to the gym every day. It’s about respecting what you’re doing. You’re going on stage. You have to sleep. You have to be prepared.
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Doing Exercise Sleep Stage
I’m always being inspired .
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Always Being Inspired
The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
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Band Separate Speaking Splits Way
Taboo was kind of celebrating trash, the kind of records you secretly loved, like Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, by Baccara [laughs] – things that you probably shouldn’t like.
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Kind Laughing Records
Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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Book Courtney Except Jungle Love Snake
I like the big bombastic singers, but I’m also very drawn to what I call character singers.
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Character People Special
Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
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Clothes Hair Kids Wonderful
You have to watch what you eat.
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Eat Good Health Property Watches
I was about 16 when punk started to happen. It was so exciting. You had a social depression going on in the U.K. There was a sanitation strike. London was really grim, gray. You had Margaret Thatcher coming in. It was a really revolutionary time.
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Country People Punk Revolutionary Sanitation Strike

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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