Boy George on why he didn’t play Live Aid: “I was engaged chemically”

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"I think it was a stroke of luck that we didn't do it because I wasn't in a fit state to do it." Boy George has revealed why he didn’t perform at Live Aid, 35 years after the iconic charity concert.

The Culture Club singer, 58, says he didn’t take to the stage at the Wembley Stadium show because he was “otherwise engaged chemically”. “I messed it up.

I was otherwise engaged chemically,” he told the Grounded with Louis Theroux podcast. “I mean, I think it was a stroke of luck that we didn’t do it because I wasn’t in a fit state to do it.” He added: “We were originally asked but then I think everyone was just looking at the state of me and going, ‘this might be more harmful than good’.