Take It Like a Man (autobiography)

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Take It Like a Man is the candid, bestselling autobiography of Culture Club frontman Boy George, chronicling his rise to fame, struggles with addiction, and experiences as a gay pop icon in the 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiography
about Boy George’s experiences as a gay pop icon
Boy George’s rise to fame
Boy George’s struggles with drug addiction
Culture Club’s success in the 1980s
associatedWith Culture Club NERFINISHED
Virgin Records era of Boy George
author Boy George NERFINISHED
Spencer Bright NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describedAs bestselling
candid
features Boy George’s childhood and early life
Boy George’s romantic relationships
formation of Culture Club
genre autobiography
music autobiography
hasPerspective first-person narrative
hasSubject LGBT issues in popular music
celebrity and media attention
drug use in the music industry
language English
mainSubject 1980s pop music
Boy George NERFINISHED
Culture Club NERFINISHED
LGBT identity
addiction
fame
marketedAs music autobiography
mediaType print
notableFor candid portrayal of Boy George’s personal life
depiction of 1980s pop culture
open discussion of sexuality and addiction
publicationDate 1995
publisher Sidgwick & Jackson NERFINISHED
setting London, England
surface form: London

international music tour locations
subjectOccupation pop icon
singer
songwriter
subjectSexualOrientation gay
targetAudience LGBT readers
fans of Boy George
readers of celebrity memoirs
timePeriodCovered 1980s
early 1990s

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