I think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.

The most political thing you can do is be yourself

Voting for New Labour is like helping an old lady across the road while screaming 'Get a move on!' Even the Tories, who you could once rely on to be completely heartless are pretending to care.

Comparing Madonna with Marilyn Monroe is like comparing Raquel Welch with the back of a bus.

I can do anything. In GQ, I appeared as a man.

I like the big bombastic singers, but I'm also very drawn to what I call character singers. They're people who obviously aren't very huge singers, but they've got this ability to tell a story and touch you emotionally without really using any kind of histrionics or special effects.

I think for me one of the big things was realizing that being Boy George is my job. It's what I do.