I suppose I was seen more as an elder statesman because I had been around the London club scene for so many years. To the Taboo crowd I was really seen as a pop star, someone famous.
BOY GEORGEI think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
More Boy George Quotes
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Everything I think in life is about context and intention.
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I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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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.
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A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn’t just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it.
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His designs were often breath-taking, but it was the way he used his body that was so utterly new and refreshing.
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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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Leigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
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I’m always tweeting about food and things that I’ve made.
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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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You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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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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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.
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I’m not responsible enough to have a dog – or a child.
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