Anna Cherrett, Commissioning Editor of Arrow has acquired the memoirs of Boy George for publication as a Century hardback in March 2004 with an Arrow paperback the following year. The book will be written with Paul Gorman and was sold at auction by Simon Trewin and Claira Scott at PFD on behalf of George’s lifelong manager Tony Gordon at Wedge Music.
In the 13 years since the conclusion of the first part of his memoirs, Take It Like A Man, Boy George has reinvented himself. As that story closed, George was coming to terms with the fall-out from his drug addiction, the failure of his relationship with Jon Moss and the collapse of Culture Club. For lesser men this would have been the end but for George it became the start of a period of startling personal and creative reinvention.
Told with George’s trademark biting wit, brutal honesty and sparkling insight, this new book will bring his remarkable story up to date and follow his quest for personal happiness and creative success.
Take It Like A Man saw George’s struggle against drugs come to dominate his rapid rise to fame; this book will be an even more fascinating insight into what makes this superstar tick, tracing the momentous twists and turns of his personal and artistic life over the last decade-and-a-half to include his role as a world-class DJ spearheading the dance music revolution in clubs all over the world, his cutting-edge record label, and his role as the driving force behind and star of the theatrical sensation, “Taboo”, which soon celebrates one year of sell-out shows in the West End and due to open on Broadway in September 2003.
Boy George says, “I’m really looking forward to putting this book together. It covers my life from getting off the plane from India in 1990 to my first night on Broadway in Taboo this autumn. It’s been quite a ride, if you know what I mean, and I know you’ll really enjoy it.”
Anna Cherrett says, “Boy George is a cultural icon with a huge, dedicated following. There will be stories in this book that will certainly make the news, ensuring that it isn’t just a riveting companion volume, but a fascinating book in its own right. We are thrilled to be publishing it.”
Simon Trewin says, “I have always loved Boy George’s unique take on life - he is one of the most magnetically charismatic people I have met - and this new volume of autobiography will shock, amuse, delight and tantalise - all the things its author does so well.”
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