The most significant New York club for me was Paradise Garage, where they played house music. This was around ’84 or ’85.
BOY GEORGEHis 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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Voting for New Labour is like helping an old lady across the road while screaming ‘Get a move on!’ Even the Tories, who you could once rely on to be completely heartless are pretending to care.
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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.
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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.
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You get older and you suddenly realize the only person you’re in competition with is yourself.
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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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I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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I think being individual in the show business is what gives you life and longevity.
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I 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.
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Everyone loved the music but nobody liked the name. I -remember getting a postcard from Jon from L.A. saying, “I don’t think America’s ready for the Sex Gang Children.”
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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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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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I have the best job in the world. There’s not really a lot to moan or whine about. I’ve got the privilege of going out and doing something I absolutely love.
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Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
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Gay unions, what is that about? I haven’t been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn’t go anyway.
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The problem with being on the road – especially in a hot place like Florida – is that you can begin to think you’re on holiday.
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