VIDEO: Backstage with Boy George
MUSIC / A down-to-earth Boy George on real love vs obsession
Raziel (Angelina Cantada videographer) / Vancouver / Tuesday, January 08, 2013
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The incomparable Boy George closed out pre-renovations Celebrities with a much-anticipated DJ set on Dec 29.

Xtra got a chance to chat with the gender-bending legend backstage about love, obsession and being gay.

"I knew I was gay long before [David] Bowie. He just confirmed it," Boy George laughs.

"For me as a kid, I wanted to be liked, and I knew that being gay made me unpopular. I used to hear kids at school saying poof and queer," he recalls.

"But I kind of always liked being gay," he says. "I've always kind of felt like it was my calling!"





Boy George (left) chatted with Xtra in Vancouver on Dec 29.


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Reader Comments


 
Great Stuff!
I only wish it was not so short. I think people like Boy George got a lot to tell us. Unlike people like Ricky Martin, his path was at least an honest one. I look forward to the full interview bio on Boy George. Hopefully Xtra will produce it!
Colin Brownlee, puerto viejo Costa Rica
01/08/13 5:53 PM EST
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Great Job
Thank you - this was thrilling and interesting to watch. Thanks Raziel. As a 80's kid, Boy George was a hero.
David C. Jones, Vancouver British Columbia
01/08/13 6:04 PM EST
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Happy and Gay.
Yay, Boy George! Putting the "Gay" in "Reggae" since the 80's! Wheeee!!!
Boy George, Georgetown Saint George
01/15/13 1:48 PM EST
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the Boy
Boy George is a true artist.his vocals smooth & rich......so many creative projects....long live the Queen!!!!!! xxx
johnny angel, portland oregon
01/21/13 9:33 PM EST
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