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 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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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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I just go in my back garden. It’s the only place where people don’t come and bother you.
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I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
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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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You’re lucky if you reach the point where you go, “OK, I have a wonderful life …I fly around the world, stay in beautiful places, people are generally quite sweet to me, what’s to complain about?” But I think you have to get there…
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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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The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
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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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I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
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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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On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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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.
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I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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You can partake of the buffet a little bit more than you should, so you have to have a routine.
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