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title: "4 Decade Quotes By Boy George"
description: "4 Decade quotes by Boy George. Plus more from Boy George and more Decade sayings from other authors."
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> [My coming of age was in the '70s. A lot of people look back on it as a grim decade, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/my-coming-of-age-was-in-the-70s-a-lot-of-people-look-back-on-it-as-a/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/boy-george-1385_age_my-coming-of-age-was-in-the-70s-a-lot-of_110247.png)

> [I think that's the fascinating thing about the '70s is that it turns out it was quite a dark decade. But, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/i-think-that-s-the-fascinating-thing-about-the-70s-is-that-it-turns/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/boy-george-1385_dark_i-think-that-s-the-fascinating-thing-abo_1286634.png)

> [To me, I think of the '70s as being this glorious decade where I discovered who I was and discovered all these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/to-me-i-think-of-the-70s-as-being-this-glorious-decade-where-i/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/boy-george-1385_amazing_to-me-i-think-of-the-70s-as-being-this-g_1306121.png)

> [The 1970s was probably the most exciting decade to be a teenager, from discovering Little Richard at the end of the 1960s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/the-1970s-was-probably-the-most-exciting-decade-to-be-a-teenager-from/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

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## Other authors on Decade

## More by Boy George

> [You find out so many interesting things when you're not on drugs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/you-find-out-so-many-interesting-things-when-you-re-not-on-drugs/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [There are lots of things about me that have changed. Some things are a process; some things take time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/there-are-lots-of-things-about-me-that-have-changed-some-things-are-a/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [I've got so much to be happy about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/i-ve-got-so-much-to-be-happy-about/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [For artists of my caliber, we're not played on the radio, so we don't really get a chance to get involved in that debate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/for-artists-of-my-caliber-we-re-not-played-on-the-radio-so-we-don-t/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [I remember going onstage on Broadway in this Leigh Bowery thing for a track like "Ich Bin Kunst." I've got breasts, this latex dripping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/i-remember-going-onstage-on-broadway-in-this-leigh-bowery-thing-for-a/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [You have to watch what you eat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/you-have-to-watch-what-you-eat/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [I have the best job in the world. There's not really a lot to moan or whine about. I've got the privilege of going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/i-have-the-best-job-in-the-world-there-s-not-really-a-lot-to-moan-or/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [My coming of age was in the '70s. A lot of people look back on it as a grim decade, but I look back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/my-coming-of-age-was-in-the-70s-a-lot-of-people-look-back-on-it-as-a/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [You get much more done if you go to bed early and get up early.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/you-get-much-more-done-if-you-go-to-bed-early-and-get-up-early/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [Sly Stone made such a huge contribution to the good feeling in the universe, and I love him as a singer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/sly-stone-made-such-a-huge-contribution-to-the-good-feeling-in-the/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [And being gay isn't so easy, either I've always said that if anyone ever thought I was straight they must need glasses - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/and-being-gay-isn-t-so-easy-either-i-ve-always-said-that-if-anyone/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [One door closes and another one opens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/one-door-closes-and-another-one-opens/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [I think people could be a bit friendlier. The only real contact you have with people is when they're annoyed if you've had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/i-think-people-could-be-a-bit-friendlier-the-only-real-contact-you/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [I've had to write in a different way because I'm not in a bad place and I'm not heartbroken, so there's no one I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/i-ve-had-to-write-in-a-different-way-because-i-m-not-in-a-bad-place/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

> [I'm much more interested in working and getting on with my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/i-m-much-more-interested-in-working-and-getting-on-with-my-music/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

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