She’s probably in denial that she’s a great big ball of insecurity and I’m quite well aware that I am one.
BOY GEORGEThe most political thing you can do is be yourself
More Boy George Quotes
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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.
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What happened during the previews of ‘Taboo’ [musical] was that it was the first time I’d ever been written about as a great song-writer.
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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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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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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 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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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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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.
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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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My God is better than your God
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One door closes and another one opens.
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You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
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Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
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You have to watch what you eat.
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If I ever commented on one of his outfits he would snip, “Oh, thank you, Mr. Boy George. I do value your opinion.” And then he would spin and make some ridiculous noise and mince off.
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