I Was About 16 When Punk Started

Comparing Madonna With Marilyn Monroe Is Like Comparing Raquel Welch With The Back Of A Bus.

Drugs Became An Obsession, Like Culture Club Had Been, Like Religion Later Became Although I'm Through With That Now.

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.

I Think We Grow Into Ourselves. And Unfortunately We Do It In The Spotlight, So When We Make Mistakes, Everybody Knows About It.

We Changed The Name From Sex Gang Children To Culture Club Because Jon Moss, Our Drummer, Went To L.a. On Holiday And Took Some Demo Tapes With Him. -everyone Loved The Music But Nobody Liked The Name. I -remember Getting A Postcard From Jon From L.a. Saying, "i Don't Think America's Ready For The Sex Gang Children."