Boy George Visa Denied

Boy George is crying a river now that his visa to the United States has been denied, which means his U.S. tour is cancelled. George told Paper magazine:

"I’m pretty devastated because I am so excited about this forthcoming tour and having my visa application denied seems unfair after I swept the streets of New York spotless. There are a number of public figures who are openly using drugs and they have no problem with immigration and I have seriously turned my life around and I feel great right now and this is just another reminder of how bad things were. I committed a crime and I happily paid the consequences and I should be allowed to move on and get on with what I do best and that is performing and making people dance and cry!"

Only recently Boy George was back in court for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a male prostitute/model. Is this what he means by turning his life around?