Boy George; Bryan Cranston.Photo:David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty; Alberto E. Rodriguez/GettyBoy Georgehas a fan inBryan Cranston— and he serenaded him up close recently.The pop star, who made his name in the ’80s with band Culture Club, sung his huge worldwide hit “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” to theBreaking Badstar while working the tables at a gig.George, 62, was performing at a corporate gig, with movie directorRon Howardand Tesla bossElon Muskalso among the guests. “I thought, ‘These people are not going to come to me. I’m going to have to get off the stage and get in the crowd,'" George recalled.Sharing memories as hepublishes his new memoirKarma, George has to pinch himself that the surreal moment with Cranston, 67, even happened. “This is mad, right?” he told PEOPLE with a laugh of the evening a few months ago.“Soon I was face-to-face with Bryan Cranston. I was like ‘This is kind of great.'“Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston in New York in October 2023.Monica Schipper/GettyIt could have been awkward. But George tells PEOPLE, “He’s so iconic looking. Obviously it’s a weird thing to sing in someone’s face — particularly if you think you know them. He was very sweet; he made me feel very comfortable.”Reputations preceded both of them. “Obviously I’ve watchedBreaking Bad, and I was like ‘Oh my God, I know this guy’s so weird.’ But I also know he is a person. It was just a funny moment.”Boy George performing in Austin in August 2023.Rick Kern/WireImageAnd the pair clearly got on — Cranston has since appeared in one of George’s latest videos.Today, he is able to relish such opportunities. “Over the years I’ve been in situations I wish I’d been more present,” the singer adds. “You can’t get more present than singing ‘Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?’ to Bryan Cranston. We were literally nose-to-nose.“Boy George’s Karma.For more on Boy George and his memoir, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere now.
Boy George; Bryan Cranston.Photo:David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
Boy Georgehas a fan inBryan Cranston— and he serenaded him up close recently.The pop star, who made his name in the ’80s with band Culture Club, sung his huge worldwide hit “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” to theBreaking Badstar while working the tables at a gig.George, 62, was performing at a corporate gig, with movie directorRon Howardand Tesla bossElon Muskalso among the guests. “I thought, ‘These people are not going to come to me. I’m going to have to get off the stage and get in the crowd,'” George recalled.Sharing memories as hepublishes his new memoirKarma, George has to pinch himself that the surreal moment with Cranston, 67, even happened. “This is mad, right?” he told PEOPLE with a laugh of the evening a few months ago.“Soon I was face-to-face with Bryan Cranston. I was like ‘This is kind of great.'“Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston in New York in October 2023.Monica Schipper/GettyIt could have been awkward. But George tells PEOPLE, “He’s so iconic looking. Obviously it’s a weird thing to sing in someone’s face — particularly if you think you know them. He was very sweet; he made me feel very comfortable.”Reputations preceded both of them. “Obviously I’ve watchedBreaking Bad, and I was like ‘Oh my God, I know this guy’s so weird.’ But I also know he is a person. It was just a funny moment.”Boy George performing in Austin in August 2023.Rick Kern/WireImageAnd the pair clearly got on — Cranston has since appeared in one of George’s latest videos.Today, he is able to relish such opportunities. “Over the years I’ve been in situations I wish I’d been more present,” the singer adds. “You can’t get more present than singing ‘Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?’ to Bryan Cranston. We were literally nose-to-nose.“Boy George’s Karma.For more on Boy George and his memoir, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere now.
Boy Georgehas a fan inBryan Cranston— and he serenaded him up close recently.
The pop star, who made his name in the ’80s with band Culture Club, sung his huge worldwide hit “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” to theBreaking Badstar while working the tables at a gig.
George, 62, was performing at a corporate gig, with movie directorRon Howardand Tesla bossElon Muskalso among the guests. “I thought, ‘These people are not going to come to me. I’m going to have to get off the stage and get in the crowd,'” George recalled.
Sharing memories as hepublishes his new memoirKarma, George has to pinch himself that the surreal moment with Cranston, 67, even happened. “This is mad, right?” he told PEOPLE with a laugh of the evening a few months ago.
“Soon I was face-to-face with Bryan Cranston. I was like ‘This is kind of great.'”
Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston in New York in October 2023.Monica Schipper/Getty
Monica Schipper/Getty
It could have been awkward. But George tells PEOPLE, “He’s so iconic looking. Obviously it’s a weird thing to sing in someone’s face — particularly if you think you know them. He was very sweet; he made me feel very comfortable.”
Reputations preceded both of them. “Obviously I’ve watchedBreaking Bad, and I was like ‘Oh my God, I know this guy’s so weird.’ But I also know he is a person. It was just a funny moment.”
Boy George performing in Austin in August 2023.Rick Kern/WireImage
Rick Kern/WireImage
And the pair clearly got on — Cranston has since appeared in one of George’s latest videos.
Today, he is able to relish such opportunities. “Over the years I’ve been in situations I wish I’d been more present,” the singer adds. “You can’t get more present than singing ‘Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?’ to Bryan Cranston. We were literally nose-to-nose.”
Boy George’s Karma.
For more on Boy George and his memoir, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere now.
source: people.com
