Boy George

School is a scary place for kids. So I didn't like it, and I didn't want to be there. And it was a great day for me when they threw me out. ”

Even from the age of about 6 years old, I was kind of made to feel different by other kids - you know, I was a quite pretty kid, and I got called 'girl' a lot, and 'woman' and all of that. And school is really not a place to be different. ”

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 want revenge on. ”

In the morning, raw foodists don't normally have breakfast. We have a lot of fluids. So I make all these different drinks which are quite strengthening. ”

I knew that I was different when I was six years old, but it wasn't until I got to about 10 or 11 that I realised I was a gay man. ”

I try to exist in a world where there is freedom of opinion, where you're allowed to make jokes. I don't want to live in some PC world where no-one's allowed to say anything. ”

I was never a wallflower - I put my head on the style chopping block. ”

When I was 19 or 20 and doing my thing, I can't sit here and say I had this strong political agenda - I was literally just being myself. ”

Let's face it: I've got a bit of a reputation. ”

I'm a much more successful and happier person sober. And I'm nicer to be around. ”