Quote

I wear makeup and dress this way because I think it makes me look better. I am not doing it to get people to stare at me. If I wanted to do that I could just put a pot on my head, wear a wedding dress, and run screaming down the street.

Boy George

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Boy George
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 14
Autobiographer
Composer
Disc Jockey
Fashion Designer
Photographer
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
George Alan O'Dowd
Look
Street
Stare
Looks
Wear
Screaming
Way
Streets
Pot
Think
Head
Wedding
Thinking
Running
Staring
People
Makes
Makeup
Better
Dress
Wanted
Dresses

More quotes by Boy George

Image
What happened during the previews of 'Taboo' [musical] was that it was the first time I'd ever been written about as a great song-writer - I cried. I absolutely wept, because it wasn't the usual stuff like, Oh, he was a drug addict and he did this and that... It was really looking at the music and it was really complimentary. It was a huge thi
Boy George
Image
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.
Boy George
Image
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.
Boy George
Image
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.
Boy George
Image
Sometimes indifference can be so erotic. I think the people who are most dismissive of you get the most of your attention.
Boy George
Image
Every freak has a mother. When I met Marilyn Manson I was struck by how nice he was. People are rarely as weird as you anticipate. Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.
Boy George
Image
For me, I've gotten better at that since I've gotten older. I never was good at that when I was younger.
Boy George
Image
I'm not someone who can sing anything... And my favorite singers aren't people whose voice you would say is amazing. 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
Image
After half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to stroke the whole world. It gave me untold confidence.
Boy George
Image
Don't talk about things you don't like. Talk about music that you love, books that you've read. I put a lot of recipes online.
Boy George
Image
The best thing you can do is work on your personality because we're all gonna get ugly.
Boy George
Image
I was approached by this guy Chris Renshaw, who had read my book and had read Leigh's book. He wanted to incorporate both characters - he probably felt Leigh wasn't famous enough and he realized Leigh [Bowery] and I were associated.
Boy George
Image
Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
Boy George
Image
My mother and father were fantastic, very active. I find it difficult to say this, but I'm quite a loving person and I've always been loving to my friends. In the long run, that pays off. I'm very interested in other people, and if you are, they're interested in you.
Boy George
Image
I also tried to avoid doing obvious dance records.
Boy George
Image
Leigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
Boy George
Image
I have the best job in the world. There's not really a lot to moan or whine about. I've got the privilege of going out and doing something I absolutely love.
Boy George
Image
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.
Boy George
Image
Warren Street was at the high end of the New Romantic scene. They were mostly college art students and people who knew top designers.
Boy George
Image
When you go onstage, you go on there to have a good time, and you smile and you engage with the audience and you invite them in.
Boy George