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Whenever There's An Interview With Me, I Might Read It, But I Don't Read The Comments Because They're So Hateful Sometimes. When Someone Writes Something Nasty, I Just Think, "if That's Your Contribution To My Day, I Really Don't Need Your Impoliteness." I'm Lucky That People Are Very Cool With Me And I Get A Lot Of Love. I Appreciate That.

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.

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.

You're Lucky If You Reach The Point Where You Go, "ok, I Have A Wonderful Life ...i Fly Around The World, Stay In Beautiful Places, People Are Generally Quite Sweet To Me, What's To Complain About?" But I Think You Have To Get There... And It's Taken Me The Best Part Of 54 Years To Reach That Point Where I'm Like, "i'm Very Lucky, I'm Lucky, I'm Blessed" - All Of Those Things. I Wish I Could Impart That To Other People But I Think When You're Young, You Just Don't Listen.

A Lot Of People Come Up To Me All The Time And Say Thank You For Helping Me Be Who I Am. So My Thing Wasn't Just About Sexuality. It Was About Anyone Who Felt Different; Anyone Who Felt Out Of Place. Being Gay Was One Part Of It.