“Boy George Reveals He Sent ‘Tirades of Love and Worship’ to David Bowie: ‘I’d Get a Line Back'”.Viet

Boy George Shares His Emotional Connection to David Bowie: “I Used to Send Tirades of Love and Worship”

Boy George has always been a devoted fan of David Bowie, and his admiration for the late legend runs deep. During an appearance on The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points on February 25, the “Karma Chameleon” singer revealed how he used to email Bowie regularly, pouring out “tirades of love and worship” in his messages. “I’d send these emails, and I’d get like a line back,” Boy George, 63, recalled.

The host, Lulu, joked that Boy George was “slightly obsessed” with Bowie, who passed away in 2016. Boy George agreed, adding, “I think Bowie was one of those people that if he liked you, it was like, ‘Oh, I’m absolutely cool, don’t even try to consider that I’m not.'”

Boy George also reflected on his first encounter with Bowie in 1972. He explained that his brother was an early Bowie fan, and he often heard The Man Who Sold the World playing from his brother’s room. However, it was the release of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in 1972 that really sparked his own deep connection to Bowie’s music.

The singer shared a personal story of how he used to sit outside Bowie’s house in Beckenham, London, hoping for a glimpse of the icon. “There’s a famous story about [Bowie’s ex-wife] Angie opening the window and telling us to f— off,” Boy George laughed, recalling the moment when Angie Bowie shouted at him and his friends, “Would you just f— off!”

As a devoted fan, Boy George attended nearly every Bowie concert he could. He even mentioned a moment when he was 14 years old and waited for Bowie at Victoria Station after the singer’s return from Berlin. Boy George recalled, “He arrived at Victoria station in the big sort of Cadillac, and I remember being photographed. I thought, ‘I might get in trouble because I’m being photographed. What if my mum sees it?'”

Boy George eventually met Bowie in person, and their encounters included dinners together. He considers Bowie one of his greatest influences, even tattooing Bowie’s image on his arm.

When Bowie passed away in January 2016 after a battle with cancer, Boy George expressed his deep sorrow in an emotional tribute for The Daily Mail. “I always dreaded this day. I hoped he was immortal. I was sure of it,” he wrote. “Today feels like the end of everything!”

Boy George also participated in the 2021 tribute concert A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day!, a global streaming event held on what would have been Bowie’s 74th birthday. The event donated its proceeds to Save the Children.

Looking ahead, Boy George is preparing for his return to Broadway, where he will take on the role of Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge for a few weeks in March.