BOY GEORGE COVERS BRAND NEW ISSUE OF FAULT MAGAZINE
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Boy George covers the brand new issue of FAULT magazine!
In the accompanying interview, Boy George talks about the gender-playful musical landscape of the 70s and 80s, his decision
to join The Voice and his future.
On joining The Voice:
“I
think my only reservation was how involved I would be with the people
that I chose; whether I could have any kind of impact on what they did.
And, to my surprise, it is very interactive.
You can get as involved as you want to”.
How his life has shaped his music:
“Everything
that happens shapes you and influences what you do, but I don’t tend to
focus on the past. Why would I look back? Difficult things inform my
writing but – if you want other people
to move on – then you have to move on yourself… I try to live in the
now – it’s the only sensible time to live”.
The gender-playful musical landscape of the 70s and 80s:
“I
think most things are a reaction against society. The ‘70s were really
grey: there were lots of strikes, lots of poverty, lots of things to
react against. It was a bit of colour against
all the misery that was happening in the ‘70s”.
On who he finds musically exciting:
"I
really like Christine and The Queens. The music they make is really
beautiful. It’s in French though, so it’s a bit difficult to understand,
but you don’t really need to. I’ve also been
getting back into Kate Bush: recently I came home, laid on the floor
and listened to Hounds of Love in it’s entirety, and it was wonderful”.
On his future:
”[Culture
Club] have got a tour coming up in the summer. I’m also doing stuff on
my own: I’ve got a tour with Cyndi Lauper in about a month on the East
Coast of America. At the
moment I’m trying to build my empire, so anything’s possible”.
FAULT credits:
Photography: Dean Freeman
Fashion Editor: Kristine Kilty
Make Up: Christine Bateman
The magazine is out May 10th and is available to preorder now.
Fault: http://fault-magazine.com/2016/04/boy-george-on-the-cover-of-fault-magazine-issue-23