You get older and you suddenly realize the only person you’re in competition with is yourself.
BOY GEORGEThe 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.
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When I go onstage, I’m going to work …I feel like my performance is about an emotional connection. I want to connect with people, whether it’s like a romantic song or a happy song.
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Madonna is a “living, breathing cash register.”
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For me with “The Apprentice,” it kind of blew out my business brain. I don’t really think of myself as a business person.
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I was about 16 when punk started to happen. It was so exciting. You had a social depression going on in the U.K. There was a sanitation strike. London was really grim, gray. You had Margaret Thatcher coming in. It was a really revolutionary time.
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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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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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My God is better than your God
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For me, I’ve gotten better at that since I’ve gotten older. I never was good at that when I was younger.
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I think of myself more as a creative-type person, but it’s quite nice to be challenged physically and mentally.
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My mother and father were fantastic, very active. I find it difficult to say this, but I’m quite a loving person and I’ve always been loving to my friends. In the long run, that pays off. I’m very interested in other people, and if you are, they’re interested in you.
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I like the big bombastic singers, but I’m also very drawn to what I call character singers.
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The fabulous side of Taboo was dressing up and dancing like no one was watching you. There were no rules.
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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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You have to watch what you eat.
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I’m not responsible enough to have a dog – or a child.
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