Seldom far from the headlines, Boy George first roared into the public eye as
the outrageous, androgynous singer with new romantic band Culture Club, ruling
the UK charts in the early/mid-1980s. From an Irish family living south east of
London, George was a fashion fixture in the trendier London night spots heavily
influenced by the New Romantic movement. He was spotted by pop mogul Malcolm
McLaren who wanted him as singer with the band he was managing at the time, Bow
Wow Wow. When it didn't work out, George decided to form his own band, Culture
Club with Mikey Craig, Jon Moss a...