Boy George and Culture Club: The same but different
Boy George and Culture Club make long-delayed return with ‘Life’
Why it took Boy George and Culture Club 19 years to make a new album
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by Clark Collins
October 2018
….On Oct. 19, Boy George and Culture Club will release Life, the act’s first collection of new material in 19 years.
Why did they want to put out a new album now?
“We’ve done lots of tours over the years, and that’s always been pretty easy,” says George. “I was the one that always wanted to record a new record. I was the one that said, ‘Well, if we’re going to play live, we do need new songs.’ Without new music, you’re just doing a nostalgia thing, which has its limitations. Too much nostalgia is just boring. It was a very different process making this record, I was a lot more open to suggestions. My thing’s always been the lyrics and the melody. With the melodies, this time I let Roy and Mikey [Craig, bassist] make suggestions, and I was quite open to them — to my surprise!”
Ahead, Boy George details the new LP, name-dropping Michelle Obama, and touring with the B-52s.
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