I was about 16 when punk started to happen. It was so exciting. You had a social depression … - Boy George

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I was about 16 when punk started to happen. It was so exciting. You had a social depression going on in the U. K. There was a sanitation strike. London was really grim, gray. You had Margaret Thatcher coming in. It was a really revolutionary time.

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

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Leigh [Bowery] affected a posh English voice and elongated his vowels, and you never knew if he was being sincere or mocking you. If I ever commented on one of his outfits he would snip, "Oh, thank you, Mr. Boy George. I do value your opinion. " And then he would spin and make some ridiculous noise and mince off.

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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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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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