Boy George

British musician (born 1961)

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In Buddhism we understand that every action comes with a consequence,... Due to my decision to stand up for my Jewish friends I am losing a few people from my life."
You say genocide, I say war/ When you’re attacked, that’s what the army’s for/ Does it get ugly? You bet it does/ When I know you wanna kill every last one of us.”
Sometimes, I realise that being an air sign I expect the world to understand me without having to explain myself.”
Due to my decision to stand up for my Jewish friends I am losing a few people from my life,
I saw the slogan ‘we will dance again’ and it resonated. Writing has to reflect the world we live in. Why not put the word ‘genocide’ in a song? Why are people suddenly uncomfortable with that word?”
You condemn the Jews, with selective memory / Musicians holding flags, mouthing like sheep / Propaganda fuelled by the internet feels so weak”

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