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Karma: My Autobiography: 'The most entertaining music memoir since Elton John' Observer | Boy George
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THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS 'In what might be the most entertaining music memoir since Elton John's Me, Boy George's Karma weaves a meandering path through several decades' of fame, success, crash and burn, before delivering him into a kind of autumnal meditative serenity... This is George O'Dowd in all his exhausting glory.' Observer 'I went to a lot of trouble to create Boy George and then I went through a whole battle for years about not wanting to be him. But now I enjoy and embrace it in a way that I wasn't able to as a young person.... I'm finally learning to be George Alan O'Dowd from Eltham.' Karma is the definitive autobiography from the incomparable Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello award-winning lead singer of Culture Club and LGBTQ+ vanguard: Boy George. Told in his inimitable style, Karma tells the story of the charismatic frontman - the drama, the music, his journey of addiction and recovery, surviving prison, meeting legends like David Bowie, Prince and Madonna, and the highs and lows of a life lived in the spotlight and in the headlines. This is the explosive and searingly honest account of Boy George's life as a child growing up in sixties London, coming out to his Irish Catholic family and exploring his sexuality through the hedonism of the seventies - the glam rock and punk rock revolution that birthed Culture Club - and the heydays of the nineties, to finally embracing the man and artist that he is today. With all the humour, honesty, sarcasm (and hats!) that you'd expect, Karma gives us a unique insight into Boy George's incredible story and the true evolution of a music icon. 'Culture Club is always going to be one of those lovers I go back to. I've railed against it and that Boy George character I created. For years I convinced myself I was a creature of habit, unchangeable, immovable. But eventually you have to look in the mirror. Not looking for spots, looking for something deeper. Why the hell am I here? I would say life is the point of life.'
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Susanita
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As @dabbe said, this could change in five minutes.
1. Anything for You (Gloria Estéfan)
2. Take On Me (a-ha)
3. Karma Chameleon (Culture Club)
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RaeLovesToRead You could say your choices come and go... they come and goooooo 1d
dabbe I almost put down #2! Excellent choices! 🤩 Thanks for “play“ing! 🎶🖤🎶 1d
dabbe Added to our new Spotify Playlist: LITSY SONGS OF THE 1980s! Thanks for sharing! 🤩🎶🤩

Click below for the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5sZRAAKVORN1SRh7S6l60g
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thoughts, musings, experiences, loves, fights, and infatuations of Boy George. It was fun hearing him laugh at his own stories and observations on audio, but the storytelling part was sort of all over the place. I wasn‘t always sure who some of the people were or what their history was when he was telling stories or talking about falling out with someone. A soft pick—If this looks interesting to you, it‘s worth a shot.

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Tiffiney
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I listened to the audiobook...which is read by Boy George. I'll be honest, I couldn't understand some of the words he said. He has a very strong English accent.
I enjoyed it regardless...loved his laughs throughout. He seems very honest, humble and down to earth. I think he's grown a lot since the 80's. 4 star read for me.

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TheBookHippie
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I promised @Cinfhen I‘d post me in all my 80s on the way to the club glory 👀…..

I‘m first in line for Karma in other news.

LeahBergen I love it! My husband and I won “Best Couples Costume” when we went as “Boys George”. 😂😂 4mo
TheBookHippie @LeahBergen 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 4mo
Deblovestoread You are adorable! 4mo
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TheBookHippie @LeahBergen @Deblovestoread this is in 1984 -it‘s a pic of me actually on the way to the dance club 😂😂😂 4mo
Bookwormjillk You look great! Also yay for Boy George bio! 4mo
TheLudicReader Love it! 4mo
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