Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry CBEis an English singer, songwriter and musician. His vocal style has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style; according to The Independent, in common with his contemporary David Bowie, he influenced a generation with both his music and his appearance...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth26 September 1945
ugly suits mood
Why should I spoil my mood by wearing an ugly suit?
home piano machines
At home I don't really have any drum machines or anything like that, I just have a piano and a cassette machine, an old-fashioned one, an old relic which I've always used.
feelings fabulous kind
It's fabulous when you do that, when you discover somebody who you like, when you kind of feel those feelings, even though he articulates them better.
rooms band wrecks
Other bands wanted to wreck hotel rooms; Roxy Music wanted to redecorate them.
sweet laughing too-much
You talk too much, you laugh too loud, and that's the price of love.
song interesting needs
You become acutely aware, if you're touring a lot, that you need new songs to invigorate the live show. And make it interesting for yourself, too.
wine labels ugly
I can't drink a wine if it has an ugly label,
rocks rock-n-roll fans
Everyone in rock 'n roll including myself was touched by Elvis's spirit, I was, and always will be a fan.
mistake moving thinking
When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move.
country house london
I don't really have a great deal of spare time.I still have a house in the country, but I'm in London 90 percent of the time.
scary performing
Performing was terrifying.
new-york boston wish
In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston. But when you get into secondary markets, they don't have a clue.
memories paris one-day
I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle. I've only seen it once as it was coming into Paris and that was very exciting for me. I have memories of that.
years sometimes hundred
I tour a lot, sometimes like a hundred shows a year.