A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn’t just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it.
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.
More Boy George Quotes
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She’s probably in denial that she’s a great big ball of insecurity and I’m quite well aware that I am one.
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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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The idea that gay people have to mimic what obviously doesn’t work for straight people any more… I think is a bit tragic. I am looking forward to gay divorces.
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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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The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world…
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When I first went to New York, I didn’t really go out to clubs. It was the height of Culture Club so I didn’t really have a social life. It was only after I had been to New York a few times that I started going out.
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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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The best thing you can do is work on your personality because we’re all gonna get ugly.
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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.
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As a kid, I would’ve loved to get a tweet from David Bowie or Joan Rivers or Tom Cruise. It’s great that you can communicate with people and it’s instant.
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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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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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I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
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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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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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