My God is better than your God
BOY GEORGEMy God is better than your God
BOY GEORGEThe band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
BOY GEORGEFor 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.
BOY GEORGETaboo 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.
BOY GEORGEI was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.
BOY GEORGEAfter half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to stroke the whole world. It gave me untold confidence.
BOY GEORGEThe problem with being on the road – especially in a hot place like Florida – is that you can begin to think you’re on holiday.
BOY GEORGEFor me, touring is about looking after myself.
BOY GEORGEI 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.
BOY GEORGESomeone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
BOY GEORGEWhenever there’s an interview with me, I might read it, but I don’t read the comments because they’re so hateful sometimes.
BOY GEORGEIt’s quite nice that we can have almost direct contact with anyone in the world at any time. I don’t know how important it is in terms of one’s career. It seems to be pretty much superfluous in terms of that, but it’s nice to communicate.
BOY GEORGEOn Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
BOY GEORGELeigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
BOY GEORGEWhen 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.
BOY GEORGEI just go in my back garden. It’s the only place where people don’t come and bother you.
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