Rick Astley
Rick Astley
Richard Paul Astleyis an English singer, songwriter, musician, and radio personality. His 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a No. 1 hit single in 25 countries. By the time of his retirement in 1993, Astley had sold approximately 40 million records worldwide...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth6 February 1966
hard-work careers looks
Dont expect fame to come overnight. That filtered through to me in my own career. Look at Madonna: shes not the best singer in the world, but shes got where she has through hard work.
real lap toilets
I must admit, the constant invasion of privacy was becoming a real concern. Ive been asked for autographs while Ive been doing laps in the pool and even in the toilet!
hungry-for-success made load
I'd had my time in the charts and made loads of money. I was no longer hungry for success.
school band school-days
Id been bumming around in bands since my school days.
Back in the '80s, I was known for being reclusive, often shying away from media attention.
act best europe fans hard honoured mtv music win worked
I am honoured that my fans worked so hard to help me win Best Act Ever at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards.
bit experience scared
I don't like flying. I'm a bit scared of it and don't enjoy the whole experience.
asked autographs becoming constant invasion laps pool
I must admit, the constant invasion of privacy was becoming a real concern. I've been asked for autographs while I've been doing laps in the pool and even in the toilet!
There's some songs you can cover, and I've covered and butchered a few, but you can't do them all.
amazing behave hard naturally people recognise
It's very hard to behave naturally when you know people recognise you. On the other hand, I still sometimes get upgraded in hotels because someone used to like me back in the day, which is still pretty amazing.
thinking singers musician
I think Phil Collins is one of the most underrated musicians, singers, performers - he is absolutely amazing, I think, and I think hes probably got a bit of a rough ride occasionally because he became so mainstream and so popular.