Boy George quotes

Boy George is a British singer, songwriter, and fashion icon, most famous as the lead vocalist of Culture Club. His unique voice and bold, androgynous style made him an international superstar in the 1980s. He continues to influence pop music and fashion across generations. Here are 42 of his quotes:

I would rather have a cup of tea than sex. (Boy George)

I'm being honest, I say what I think.

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I'm not gay, and I'm not a transvestite.

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Jail's like school but you can't leave.

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I started going to Madame Louise's, the lesbian club where all the punk bands used to go - the Sex Pistols, the Clash. I remember seeing Billy Idol walk in there; he was gorgeous.

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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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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.

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I can do anything. In GQ, I appeared as a man.

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Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.

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Very few people can truly divorce themselves from what they feel emotionally and sexually.

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I suppose there is a lot of toughness in me. (Boy George)

Gay unions, what is that about? I haven't been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn't go anyway. 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 knew style and content went hand in hand.

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I'm always being inspired .

Boy George

She's probably in denial that she's a great big ball of insecurity and I'm quite well aware that I am one.

Boy George

Madonna is a "living, breathing cash register."

Boy George

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

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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I just go in my back garden. It's the only place where people don't come and bother you.

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Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we're losing our individuality.

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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)

I also tried to avoid doing obvious dance records.

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I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.

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I try to exist in a world where there is freedom of opinion, where you're allowed to make jokes. I don't want to live in some PC world where no-one's allowed to say anything.

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Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I'd had to tell them.

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Occupation: English Musician
Born: June 14, 1961
Quotes count: 42
Wikipedia: Boy George

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