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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.

Boy George

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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Doors Hunger Strike Suicide
For me, touring is about looking after myself.
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Looking Myself Touring
I’m a big Bob Dylan fan, a huge David Bowie fan… none of those people have orthodox, cabaret voices. These are people where what they’re singing about is just as important as how they’re singing it.
BOY GEORGE

Huge Important Orthodox People Singing
You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
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Behind Disco Person Punk Sex
I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
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About Myself Nothing
The most significant New York club for me was Paradise Garage, where they played house music. This was around ’84 or ’85.
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Country House Paradise People
Gay unions, what is that about? I haven’t been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn’t go anyway.
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Divorce Gay Invited Thinking
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 GEORGE

Kind Laughing Records
Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
BOY GEORGE

Long Distance Relationship Radiance Separation
When I go onstage, I’m going to work …I feel like my performance is about an emotional connection. I want to connect with people, whether it’s like a romantic song or a happy song.
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Emotional People Romantic Song
Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
BOY GEORGE

Appearance Drama Looks
The best thing you can do is work on your personality because we’re all gonna get ugly.
BOY GEORGE

Best Personality Things Ugly
On Madonna: She’s a gay man trapped in a woman’s body.
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Body Culture Gay Men Woman
The New Romantic scene was so tiny. Although it got lots of mileage in the media, it was a really small club with only a core group of people. As it got more popular, kids started to come from the suburbs all dressed up, but it -really wasn’t as big as it looked.
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Group Kids Media People Popular
You find out so many interesting things when you’re not on drugs.
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Drug Find Interesting Out Thing
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 GEORGE

Boys People Records Response Work

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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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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