"I do see them about, but I don't see them that often. The past is the past -- I don't really care that much. I used to have hair but I haven't any more. It's gone."
The interview was bumping along now, the music outside the booth was still drowning out our voices and the atmosphere became progressively tenser. George started giving one-word answers and then was asked about watching himself on MTV.
He said he did not have a TV and then threw his hands up in the air.
"Has anyone got anything interesting to say here? Otherwise I'm going," he said.
"Do you wear lipstick every time you go out?" came the reply.
"Yes," George responded before walking out in a huff, adding, "What a fucking waste of time. Stupid questions."
Then he went downstairs to the DJ booth and was introduced to a half-full MoS, which enthusiastically greeted the main act. There had been a lackluster first anniversary countdown for MoS, and Mark Vedo had played a good set as a warm-up.
George put a record on and then turned his back to the crowd as he searched for another. He hid behind his hat, his records and a cigarette as he played. Some people left after he simulated fellatio (with his tongue in his cheek and using his fist) around half way through the one-and-a-half-hour set.
I was told by one well-placed source at MoS that George had been a prima donna throughout his brief stay. Another source said George had been vacuuming large quantities of white powder. But if he had he would have been in a better mood, presumably.
George said he didn't like some of the questions he was asked, but he hadn't minded similar questions in previous interviews. Asked about Elton John in an interview just last month he had talked eloquently for some time about their differences and told the Times of London that Elton John singing with Eminem was like duetting with Pol Pot.
George blew in and blew up just like John. They're both middle-aged, camp British artists with reputations for being difficult. They both have mouths like potties. Having experienced the best, they presumably find it hard settling for second-best. But the difference between the divas was, for me, John sang his heart out and charmed the crowd, while George put up one figurative finger.
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