Rolling Stone
“Where else but in Boy George’s autobiography would there be an index with these sorts of headings: Heroin; Michael, George; Hair, Dyeing...Now that’s entertainment.”
Take It Like a Man: The Autobiography of Boy George
by Boy George, Spencer BrightView All Available Formats & Editions
“Where else but in Boy George’s autobiography would there be an index with these sorts of headings: Heroin; Michael, George; Hair, Dyeing. . . . Now that’s entertainment.” —Rolling Stone
Boy George—the iconic leader of the eighties’ pop and new wave band Culture Club—offers a candid look at
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“Where else but in Boy George’s autobiography would there be an index with these sorts of headings: Heroin; Michael, George; Hair, Dyeing. . . . Now that’s entertainment.” —Rolling Stone
Boy George—the iconic leader of the eighties’ pop and new wave band Culture Club—offers a candid look at his life, including his relationship with drummer Jon Moss, his addiction to heroin and difficult road to sobriety, his famous cross-dressing, and his fluctuating fame.
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“Chatty and full of witty observations and characterizations, it is the engaging chronicle of a gentle soul, aware from an early age of what his preferences were and that he was born to perform.…original and insightful.”Quentin Crisp
“Whatever I think of George, I have to praise this book for its candor….A definitive portrait of a modern young pop star.”Michael Musto
“Take it like a Man is a vivid, immensely readable trolley tour of the giddy highs and ghastly lows of George’s addictions to fame, cross-dressing, and drugs, and sex.”Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780062117786
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date:
- 08/07/2012
- Pages:
- 512
- Sales rank:
- 464,936
- Product dimensions:
- 6.18(w) x 8.78(h) x 0.94(d)
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Quentin Crisp
“Whatever I think of George, I have to praise this book for its candor….A definitive portrait of a modern young pop star.”Michael Musto
“Take it like a Man is a vivid, immensely readable trolley tour of the giddy highs and ghastly lows of George’s addictions to fame, cross-dressing, and drugs, and sex.”Customer Reviews
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