Boy George particulars encounters with Madonna in his memoir
Boy George’s new memoir, Karma: The Definitive Autobiography, has revealed extra particulars of encounters with fellow pop stars – this time about Madonna.
The Tradition Membership singer started by writing about his first time assembly Madonna. “That is the place Madonna alleges she met me, and I used to be bitchy,” he wrote in an excerpt shared with PEOPLE. He added that whereas Madonna claims to have seen him dressed “head to toe in [Vivienne] Westwood” apparel, he was truly completely sporting Sue Clowes clothes on the time, making him suspect that she was interacting with a unique particular person.
He then wrote a couple of later encounter with the ‘Like A Virgin’ singer, this time at a New York Metropolis membership referred to as Palladium. “Madonna arrived with Sean Penn and pretended she didn’t see me,” he alleged. “Madonna is every thing it says on the tin however she provides new elements every single day. I do know for a reality she’s too filled with herself to even point out me. She as soon as stated, ‘Boy George was imply to me within the eighties and he’s nonetheless imply.’ To be truthful, I haven’t actually been given the chance.”
Nonetheless, George clarified that he nonetheless preferred “some” of her songs, although he additionally notes that Madonna might take offence at his less-than-favourable feedback, writing: “I’ve a way of humour, I don’t assume Madonna does, regardless of a number of the garments she wears (LOL).”
He continued by stating that whereas he finds pop stars’ eccentricities fascinating, he needs Madonna was extra approachable. “I like all of the drama of, you recognize, the pop star conduct. I like to look at Madonna. I imply, the Madonna model is genius,” he expressed. “However exterior of that, you recognize, it’s the way you act. , since you need, as I say within the e book, you need your artists to be weirdly stunning and unusual and all that, however you additionally need them to be form of unusual.”
Lastly, he conveyed his hope that the pair would someday make amends, writing: “Like Bette and Joan, we should always have been mates. There’s nonetheless time.”
Madonna is the second pop star Boy George was discovered to jot down about in a lower than flattering method in his memoir. Earlier this month, he was discovered to have written about his run-ins with Janet Jackson, calling her “unfriendly”. Included was an anecdote about Jackson failing to acknowledge George whereas the pair had been backstage at a taping for a spread present. When Jackson lastly instructed him that she didn’t recognise him earlier, he responded: “‘Are you saying you’d have been good to me for those who knew who I used to be?’ We parted on awkward phrases.”