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 GEORGEI suppose all of those New Romantic clubs were quite up their own asses in a way. Well, Taboo was up its own ass in a different way, but not in terms of rules.
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I’m always tweeting about food and things that I’ve made.
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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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Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
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I am thinking of George Michael’s family, friends and fans. He was so loved and I hope he knew it because the sadness today is beyond words. Devastating.
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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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A lot of what I’ve been learning in the last two years is due to therapy – about my sexuality, why things go wrong, why relationships haven’t worked. It isn’t anything to do with anybody else; it’s to do with me.
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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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When Culture Club broke up, I hadn’t been going out a lot because we’d been working all the time, so I suddenly had this period of leisure. And it was just around the time that the whole acid house thing kicked off in London.
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[Arnold Schwarzenegger] is really good at [‘The New Celebrity Apprentice’ show]. Totally different energy to our potential president, but he’s cool.
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Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
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One door closes and another one opens.
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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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I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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I 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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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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