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 solely sporting Sue Clowes clothes on the time, making him suspect that she was interacting with a distinct individual.
He then wrote a few later encounter with the ‘Like A Virgin’ singer, this time at a New York Metropolis membership known as Palladium. “Madonna arrived with Sean Penn and pretended she didn’t see me,” he alleged. “Madonna is all the pieces it says on the tin however she provides new elements day-after-day. I do know for a truth she’s too stuffed with herself to even point out me. She as soon as mentioned, ‘Boy George was imply to me within the eighties and he’s nonetheless imply.’ To be honest, 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 few 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 really like all of the drama of, you realize, the pop star habits. I really like to observe Madonna. I imply, the Madonna model is genius,” he expressed. “However outdoors of that, you realize, it’s the way you act. You recognize, since you need, as I say within the ebook, you need your artists to be weirdly stunning and unusual and all that, however you additionally need them to be type of extraordinary.”
Lastly, he conveyed his hope that the pair would at some point make amends, writing: “Like Bette and Joan, we must 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 have been backstage at a taping for a spread present. When Jackson lastly advised him that she didn’t recognise him earlier, he responded: “‘Are you saying you’ll have been good to me when you knew who I used to be?’ We parted on awkward phrases.”
