Boy George has 'insane freedom' when he takes his make-up off
Culture Club star Boy George has "this insane freedom" when he takes his signature make-up off because it allows him to be completely anonymous - admitting he loves travelling around London incognito.
Boy George has "insane freedom" when he takes his signature make-up off.
The Culture Club star, 64, is known for his outlandish looks but he's barely ever recognised when he's not "dressed up" and he enjoys travelling around London incognito.
During an appearance on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast, he explained: "I used to joke about wanting fame with an 'off button' ...
"Obviously when I take my make-up off I can do anything. I go anywhere. I have this insane freedom. I go on the bus, I go on the Tube, I go get on the bikes ...
"I'm out in the world because I think as a writer, I have to be out there. Even if nothing happens. Even if it's just raining or whatever, I enjoy being in the world and watching like mad girls on the Tube doing their lips ...
"Just enjoying being me and being in London. So I've learned to switch it off."
George went on to admit he now has a healthy relationship with fame and has "finally" learned how to enjoy it.
He explained: "I love it [fame]. Finally I love being me. I love being me ... I prefer to meet people when I'm dressed up because I want to give them what they want but people are lovely to me when I'm not dressed up. It's not important.
"Plus there's a beautiful freedom to just being able to walk around London. And people come up to me and go: 'Are you George?' And I go: 'Yeah'.
"I think a lot when I'm sitting at a bus stop in the rain: 'Elton John can't do this'. I don't mean that in a scathing way 'cos I love him but I just couldn't live in a bubble. Whether it's a fame bubble or a gay bubble."
The Karma Chameleon singer also revealed he would love to write a book about fame in which he could give advice on how to deal with life in the spotlight.
He told the host: "I want to write a book about how to be famous, in a quite comedy way, because obviously I see other people and I think: 'Oh I used to do that'.
"You know, Madonna running around Paris with a bag in front of her face ... Just be gorgeous. You don't need to have a bag [in front of your face]."
