Someone Once Said A Cynic Is Just

Every Freak Has A Mother. When I Met Marilyn Manson I Was Struck By How Nice He Was. People Are Rarely As Weird As You Anticipate. Except For Courtney Love-who Reminded Me Of That Mad Snake In The Jungle Book.

I Was Approached By This Guy Chris Renshaw, Who Had Read My Book And Had Read Leigh's Book. He Wanted To Incorporate Both Characters - He Probably Felt Leigh Wasn't Famous Enough And He Realized Leigh [bowery] And I Were Associated.

The Most Political Thing You Can Do Is Be Yourself

Leigh [bowery] Affected A Posh English Voice And Elongated His Vowels, And You Never Knew If He Was Being Sincere Or Mocking You. If I Ever Commented On One Of His Outfits He Would Snip, "oh, Thank You, Mr. Boy George. I Do Value Your Opinion." And Then He Would Spin And Make Some Ridiculous Noise And Mince Off.

When You Go Onstage, You Go On There To Have A Good Time, And You Smile And You Engage With The Audience And You Invite Them In.