It’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 GEORGEI am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
More Boy George Quotes
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You find out so many interesting things when you’re not on drugs.
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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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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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The most significant New York club for me was Paradise Garage, where they played house music. This was around ’84 or ’85.
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I try to exist in a world where there is freedom of opinion, where you’re allowed to make jokes. I don’t want to live in some PC world where no-one’s allowed to say anything.
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The New Romantic scene was so tiny. Although it got lots of mileage in the media, it was a really small club with only a core group of people. As it got more popular, kids started to come from the suburbs all dressed up, but it -really wasn’t as big as it looked.
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I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
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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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As a kid, I would’ve loved to get a tweet from David Bowie or Joan Rivers or Tom Cruise. It’s great that you can communicate with people and it’s instant.
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I don’t know whether when I was 20 years old or 25 years old if somebody would have come along with incredible wisdom whether I would have really listened.
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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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I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. …Nobody really sells records anymore.
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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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I just go in my back garden. It’s the only place where people don’t come and bother you.
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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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