Forget pop singers — chefs are the new rock’n’roll stars, according to Boy George.
The Culture Club frontman said today’s pop stars are “just lightweights”.
Boy George, 52, made the comments as he appeared as a guest DJ at the Esquire launch party of London Collections: Men.
He said: “Food is like the new rock and roll, the really dangerous people are cooks like Nigella. Us pop stars are lightweights.”
The singer, who has struggled with drug addiction, is now teetotal and swears by a raw food diet. He added: “Food is my life. I tweet a lot about food.
“This year is about keeping fit and spreading the word of good eating around the world.”
George released his first solo album in 18 years last October. Asked about rumours of a Culture Club reunion, he said: “Right now I’m doing my own record and it’s all about me, me, me and then I’ll fit them in later, but it is possible.”
He also admitted he was oblivious to politics when he first arrived on the music scene — but no longer. He said: “People talk about the Seventies like it was all grim with the strikes, I don’t remember that. I just remember having a fantastic time.
“I was slightly oblivious. There are different things to worry about now. The world is becoming more intolerant.
“There was this great period at the beginning of the Eighties when it felt like everyone was chilling out and was going to be much more accepting.
“And now it feels like we are going backwards. For me as an artist and as a gay person in the public eye there’s work to be done.”
