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.
BOY GEORGEI think for me one of the big things was realizing that being Boy George is my job. It’s what I do.
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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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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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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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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.
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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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On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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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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As a gay man I feel very strongly about those issues around the world – there’ve been huge changes and developments, but there are still places where things are scary.
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Whenever there’s an interview with me, I might read it, but I don’t read the comments because they’re so hateful sometimes.
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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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I exercise. I go to the gym every day. It’s about respecting what you’re doing. You’re going on stage. You have to sleep. You have to be prepared.
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Certainly for me, when punk exploded in the 1970s, it was just great. We had these wonderful clothes to wear.
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I’m always being inspired .
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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.
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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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