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Everything I think in life is about context and intention.
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In writing the autobiography, I can really chuckle when I look at the songs. I was acting out the part. I saw myself as a victim.
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I like the big bombastic singers, but I'm also very drawn to what I call character singers. They're people who obviously aren't very huge singers, but they've got this ability to tell a story and touch you emotionally without really using any kind of histrionics or special effects.
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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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On Madonna: She's a gay man trapped in a woman's body.
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I was really good friends with Matthew Ashman, the guitarist in Bow Wow Wow. He died, unfortunately. He was one of my best friends during my sort of punk period.
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Being in the Boy Scouts, you don't think about whether people are gay or straight. You're busy putting up tents and learning to cut sausages.
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For me the most interesting thing about Leigh Bowery was the way he used his body as a style statement. He was a big guy, but, because he was tall and had long legs, he looked in proportion - even sexy - despite being overweight by conventional standards.
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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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Getting older is experience but it's also changing your mindset.
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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. You get older and you suddenly realize the only person you're in competition with is yourself.
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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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I'd got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.
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And being gay isn't so easy, either I've always said that if anyone ever thought I was straight they must need glasses - but when I finally came out and said, "Yes, I do sleep with men and I'm gay," yeah, I lost record sales. There's no question - big, big time.
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You find out so many interesting things when you're not on drugs.
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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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Leigh Bowery created outfits that made him look deformed, which was very brave. I believe this was the main thing that gave Leigh his edge. 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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The most political thing you can do is be yourself
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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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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 don't know whether when I was 20 years old or 25 years old if somebody would have come along with incredible wisdom whether I would have really listened.
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I find that most people in social media just want me to say "happy birthday" to their mom or wish them good luck with their exams.
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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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The best thing you can do is work on your personality because we're all gonna get ugly.
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