The Culture Club legend Boy George spoke to NME on the red carpet just before the last night Brit Awards. He shared details about what he was up to during one year of Covid-19 lockdown: “I’ve never had this much time to indulge with what I’m doing musically. I make art as well, and I’ve just had a good time being still for a bit and going, ‘Actually, why do I what I do?’ It’s been an interesting year for me because I finally understand why I do what I do now. I’m at a point where I really don’t want anyone else’s advice. I’m 60 in two months – 60 and defiant”.
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— Boy George (the truth is in your breath) (@BoyGeorge) May 12, 2021
Asked about the inspiration behind his music, the artist said: “Everything inspires me. In the last 10 years I’ve really learned to get out of my way creatively, because I used to go to those terrible songwriting sessions and sit bumcheeks clenched as I tried to write a song”. He added: “Now I just write what I feel. I write the lyrics before I write any melody. Once you’ve worked out what you want to say then you’ll find a way of saying it”.
Musician continued his opinion about songwriting: “There’s been this loss of respect for the artistry of songwriting. People think that all it takes is a laptop and some leads. It really doesn’t. This year, I’ve been reacquainting myself with the art of songwriting – copying lots of things, allowing myself to be influenced”.
Speaking about finally getting his own way in the music industry, Boy George said: “It’s really nice to divorce myself from that and make records i want to make” adding: “I’m just going completely kamikaze. Fuck the rules. Don’t tell me what to do anymore”.
Meanwhile the casting has begun on Boy George’s biopic ‘Karma Chamelon’. Who is going to play the musician in the forthcoming film is still unknown. Boy George commented on his biography: “I don’t have a fixed idea of who that person is anyway, cause I am not that person anymore and I probably wasn’t that person at the time”. Reminiscing his past life he said: “It’s all out there. So really the truth is the most interesting thing. I don’t think there is any need to fabricate”.
In a recent announcement on Instagram, the artist said: “We are looking for a brave young actor from anywhere in the globe to take on the role of his life”.
He added in an interview with ITV that the actor who is going to play him in the movie is: “Someone who can see through the stereotypes of a person like me. I’m gay but that’s not the only thing about me. Don’t try and play me like a gay. I’m a lot of things”.
