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I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.

Boy George

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.
BOY GEORGE

Blessed Impart Listen Point Reach
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.
BOY GEORGE

Country Culture Going Out Life Social
I’d got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.
BOY GEORGE

Empty Felt Successful
Madonna is a “living, breathing cash register.”
BOY GEORGE

Breathing Cash Register
Leigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
BOY GEORGE

Doors Hunger Strike Suicide
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 GEORGE

Acting Autobiography Song Writing
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.
BOY GEORGE

Doors Names Stars
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.
BOY GEORGE

Divorce Forward Mimic More People Straight
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.
BOY GEORGE

Being Embarrassing People Really Sad
The 1970s was probably the most exciting decade to be a teenager, from discovering Little Richard at the end of the 1960s to glam rock to punk rock to electro music.
BOY GEORGE

Discovering Rocks Sex Teenager
Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
BOY GEORGE

Book Courtney Except Jungle Love Snake
I think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.
BOY GEORGE

Mistake Spotlight Thinking
Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
BOY GEORGE

People Real Thinking
Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
BOY GEORGE

Cynic Disappointed Romantic Sums
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.
BOY GEORGE

Gay Helping People Sexual Thank
A lot of people felt I was getting work because I was Boy George. My response at the time was that there’s a lot of DJs making records, they’re not all making good records, but they have the right to do that.
BOY GEORGE

Boys People Records Response Work

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