Drugs became an obsession, like Culture Club had been, like religion later became although I'm through with that now.
Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
Taboo was kind of celebrating trash, the kind of records you secretly loved, like Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, by Baccara [laughs] - things that you probably shouldn't like.
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.
I am thinking of George Michael's family, friends and fans. He was so loved and I hope he knew it because the sadness today is beyond words. Devastating. What a beautiful voice he had and his music will live on as a testament to his talent. I can't believe he is gone. I hope the Buddha will hold him in his arms. NMRK.
For me, I've gotten better at that since I've gotten older. I never was good at that when I was younger.
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.
Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.
Beethoven had a great look. It was very much about the drama of appearance.
Karma chameleon: we come and go, we come and go.
Very few people can truly divorce themselves from what they feel emotionally and sexually.
[Getting older is] experience but it's also changing your mindset.
In fact, he [George Michael] was loitering in public loos like some pre-war homosexual. It's one thing to keep quiet. It's another to pretend you're someone you're not.
I suppose there is a lot of toughness in me.
One door closes and another one opens.
I exercise. I go to the gym every day. It's about respecting what you're doing. You're going on stage. You have to sleep. You have to be prepared.
[Arnold Schwarzenegger] is really good at ['The New Celebrity Apprentice' show]. Totally different energy to our potential president, but he's cool.
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.
I mean, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, I think the young kids sell lot of records. But for an older kind of artist, more of a sort of heritage, vintage type of artist, you have to think outside the box.
You have to watch what you eat.
The most significant New York club for me was Paradise Garage, where they played house music. This was around '84 or '85.
I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. ...Nobody really sells records anymore.
Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.
Most of my influences are from the past.
I knew style and content went hand in hand.
