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.
BOY GEORGEI am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
More Boy George Quotes
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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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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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Leigh [Bowery] would create fake guest lists and put the most ridiculous names on them – Joan Collins, or really naff soap stars who would never grace the door of Taboo.
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And it’s taken me the best part of 54 years to reach that point where I’m like, “I’m very lucky, I’m lucky, I’m blessed” – all of those things. I wish I could impart that to other people but I think when you’re young, you just don’t listen.
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As a gay man I feel very strongly about those issues around the world – there’ve been huge changes and developments, but there are still places where things are scary.
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What’s really sad is that a lot of very talented people are being forced to do things that are very embarrassing and I don’t intend to be one of them.
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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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Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
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The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
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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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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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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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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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Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we’re losing our individuality.
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Madonna is a “living, breathing cash register.”
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