Boy George on sex, drugs and David Bowie

'I knew I was gay long before Bowie. He just confirmed it'

Boy George, the 1980s cultural icon turned DJ, recently toured Canada. He showed up clear-eyed and open to Vancouver, where he spoke about sex, drugs and love with Xtra‘s Raziel Reid.

“I don’t want to fight with the people I love,” he says.

He talks about David Bowie, who is also back in the spotlight with the release of a new single and video.

“I knew I was gay long before Bowie,” George says. “He just confirmed it.”

In the video interview below, George chats with Reid at Celebrities nightclub in Vancouver.

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