The VERY sensitive reason Boy George hung up on a radio host live on air: The Voice coach dumps an interview for his ‘insulting’ introduction
Boy George was seemingly having a bad day when he phoned in for a radio interview with 4BC’s Neil Breen on Friday.
The 59-year-old Voice coach took offence to Neil’s glowing introduction about his 1980s pop career.
Describing George as ‘bigger than a big deal here in Australia’, Neil singled out two of his hits, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? and Karma Chameleon, with the latter heard playing in the background.
Awkward: Boy George was seemingly having a bad day when he phoned in for a radio interview with 4BC’s Neil Breen on Friday
Neil then confessed he was feeling ‘a bit nervous’ about getting to talk to his teenage idol.
‘Well, especially after that terrible comment about my music. I mean, there’s about 10 records you missed, which were huge, massive hits,’ George snapped.
The host was clearly taken aback, but didn’t have a chance to say anything because George then rattled off a list of some of his other hits.
‘I mean, please,’ the British singer added, sounding exasperated.
Not impressed: The 59-year-old Voice coach took offence to Neil Breen’s (pictured) glowing introduction about his 1980s pop career
‘We know how big you were. You were big in my house…’ Neil said, as he tried in vain to calm down his highly-strung guest.
‘No, no, please don’t talk about me like I’m in past context. It’s really insulting,’ George interrupted.
Neil explained that he was simply trying to reintroduce George to listeners familiar with his music from the ’80s with Culture Club.
Diva alert! ‘No, no, please don’t talk about me like I’m in past context. It’s really insulting,’ George said. Pictured: Boy George in the early 1980s
‘You’re reintroducing me, someone who’s been on national TV in Australia for the last four years. You don’t need to reintroduce me. I’m on TV. Everybody knows who I am,’ he said bitterly.
The stunned radio presenter told George it was ‘just a bit of fun’, as he tried to urge him not to take his introduction so seriously.
But his comment was met with silence on the other end of the phone line, and he soon realised George had hung up.
Angry: ‘You’re reintroducing me, someone who’s been on national TV in Australia for the last four years. You don’t need to reintroduce me. I’m on TV. Everybody knows who I am,’ he snapped. Pictured on The Voice with (L-R) Guy Sebastian, Delta Goodrem and Kelly Rowland
‘Are you there? George, are you there? Okay, well Boy George is gone,’ Neil said.
‘We’re trying to have a bit of fun here on this breakfast radio show and he was insulted that I played Karma Chameleon, but anyway, there you go. We might play it again.’
He added: ‘Sometimes pop stars, they’re funny, they’re finicky, if you play their old song that made them famous, they want to disown it. So you know what we’re going to do? We’re going to play it again!’
End of the line: Neil’s attempts to placate George were met with silence on the other end of the phone line, and he soon realised the Culture Club star had hung up