Bryan Ferry Quotes

• I can never predict what’s going to happen.

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• But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

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• But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things I do are connected to the career, like album sleeves and, to some extent, posters and things like that.

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• And Mary J. Blige, she’s got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She’s good; I like her.

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• But I don’t write so much now, because they’re too painful.

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• All those rappers, they’re the only glamorous people working in music now. They dress up in these chains of gold, cars, girls and this and that, high-heeled shoes.

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• But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which was kind of weird for me.

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• I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was really glamorous.

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• I like L.A., but I shouldn’t live there.

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• I like the name Atomic Kitten. It’s so great.

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• I don’t do interviews at all when I’m on tour, so this time, on a day off, I’ll do that kind of thing a little bit. I don’t do big promotion schedules, not when I’m touring.

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• I didn’t really want to give up music.

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• I don’t think I’ve ever played the Olympia before, but I’m not totally sure.

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• I like the fact that music is more abstract.

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• I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could easily do that one day.

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• I suppose young people think football is glamorous – soccer – it’s big money and the stars of it, they look good and have a great big house and a huge Ferrari.

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• It’s not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like the sound of.

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• I’m not really sure what it was, the best moment. You always hope it’s to come.

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• I’ve had quite a few moments I’ve liked, so it’s good enough.

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• It’s nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.

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Bryan Ferry (33)

Birth:	26th September, 1945
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Musician, Singer, Songwriter

About

Bryan Ferry was born in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. He  is an English singer-songwriter and musician. His solo hits include "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall", "Let's Stick Together", "This Is Tomorrow", "Slave to Love" and "Don't Stop the Dance". As well as being a prolific songwriter himself, Ferry has also been notable for his many cover versions of other artists' songs and for his re-working of standards, especially from the Great American Songbook, in albums such as These Foolish Things, Another Time, Another Plac and As Time Goes By. When his sales as a solo artist and as a member of Roxy Music are combined, Ferry has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

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