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Karma
- My Autobiography
- Narrated by: Boy George
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS
'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.'
Critic reviews
'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
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- Agvas
- 11-11-23
Wonderful delight
Loved Boy George so I knew I’d love this book as much as I loved the previous ones by him. It’s balanced between stories from the past, present and hopes for the future. Loved how most of it was humorous but there were plenty of honest and vulnerable moments too, just as you’d expect from George.
I adored that we had the opportunity to listen to it via his own narration, it made it for me.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-11-23
Brilliant 🤩
Liked all of this audio book , enjoyed George reading this himself also … looking forward to the pantomime now !
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- mrs sarah banham
- 28-11-23
Very honest and engaging
Loved being read by George. Very candid. A real down to earth, warts and all account. Such a warm soul
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- Diana Buckinghamshire
- 13-11-23
Honest, heart warming & an eye opener
Funny, self deprecating, wise lessons and 2 new songs as well. Listened to this audible in one go
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- mrsjawatson
- 30-11-23
Fab
Very interesting book even nicer that by George reads it I that big fan growing up, smashing
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- heather lepkowski
- 03-12-23
The honesty and conviction along with the laughs
Brilliant book I always related to George and felt a connection to him but this has strengthened this. The songs he sang I loved. Thank you George loved it and love you xxx
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- Tucbiscuit
- 04-12-23
Loved it
Loved listening to George reading his book, hearing about recent years as well as a bit more about the earlier years. Great having a couple of new songs on there too
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- Bernie
- 19-12-23
How George giggles as he reads!
Fun, interesting, heartbreaking, nostalgic and new all at the same time.
So glad I listened to this book!
Listening to all the new Boy George songs!
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- Bradley Burgess
- 26-12-23
Magnificent and impossible to put down. L O V E
Just buy it. Enjoy. Have a giggle and be inspired. Lighthearted, fun, deep and meaningful.
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- Steve
- 22-02-24
Honest and full of fun
Love this story from a trailblazer of the 80,90’s and today remains an icon of the music and entertainment industry- thanks BG
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