I'm Being Honest, I Say What I

I Mean, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, I Think The Young Kids Sell Lot Of Records. But For An Older Kind Of Artist, More Of A Sort Of Heritage, Vintage Type Of Artist, You Have To Think Outside The Box.

I Think We Grow Into Ourselves. And Unfortunately We Do It In The Spotlight, So When We Make Mistakes, Everybody Knows About It.

We Changed The Name From Sex Gang Children To Culture Club Because Jon Moss, Our Drummer, Went To L.a. On Holiday And Took Some Demo Tapes With Him. -everyone Loved The Music But Nobody Liked The Name. I -remember Getting A Postcard From Jon From L.a. Saying, "i Don't Think America's Ready For The Sex Gang Children."

The Fabulous Side Of Taboo Was Dressing Up And Dancing Like No One Was Watching You. There Were No Rules. You Had Jeffrey Hinton Playing Every Kind Of Music. It Was Like Going Back To When I Used To Deejay At Planet In '79, Where You'd Mix In Nutty Things Like Hip-hop Or Reggae Or The Sound Of Music [1965] Or Other Film Soundtracks - Whatever.

The World Is Less Homophobic, Depending On Where You Are In The World... As A Gay Man I Feel Very Strongly About Those Issues Around The World - There've Been Huge Changes And Developments, But There Are Still Places Where Things Are Scary.