Taboo was kind of celebrating trash, the kind of records you secretly loved, like Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, by Baccara [laughs] – things that you probably shouldn’t like.
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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I’m always being inspired .
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For me with “The Apprentice,” it kind of blew out my business brain. I don’t really think of myself as a business person.
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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 think of myself more as a creative-type person, but it’s quite nice to be challenged physically and mentally.
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Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
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I think people could be a bit friendlier. The only real contact you have with people is when they’re annoyed if you’ve had a party – you know, it’s been a bit too noisy for them or something.
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You have to eat at a certain time and eat properly.
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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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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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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
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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 think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.
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I don’t get all this Speedo stuff actually, I mean, whatever happened to the feather boa?
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When you’re younger, you think you’re in competition with everyone. You think everyone’s success is a threat to you, and this is a thing you grow out of.
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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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