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.
BOY GEORGELeigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
More Boy George Quotes
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You get older and you suddenly realize the only person you’re in competition with is yourself.
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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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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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The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
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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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I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
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I’m always tweeting about food and things that I’ve made.
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You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
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[Arnold Schwarzenegger] is really good at [‘The New Celebrity Apprentice’ show]. Totally different energy to our potential president, but he’s cool.
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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 don’t get all this Speedo stuff actually, I mean, whatever happened to the feather boa?
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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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For me the most interesting thing about Leigh Bowery was the way he used his body as a style statement. He was a big guy, but, because he was tall and had long legs, he looked in proportion – even sexy – despite being overweight by conventional standards.
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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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For me, touring is about looking after myself.
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