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
music
Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You don't question it.
best hope sure
I'm not really sure what it was, the best moment. You always hope it's to come.
music
I like the fact that music is more abstract.
I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was really glamorous.
But I don't write so much now, because they're too painful.
I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could easily do that one day.
feelings great lyrics nice simple singer strong underneath wonderful
The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. It's very nice as a singer to do great songs, which have wonderful lyrics and strong feelings underneath the song.
feeling quite
But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which was kind of weird for me.
thinking dukes embrace
I like to think Duke Ellington would probably embrace a fragrance as well.
song fall rain
I like lots of songs, and I find it quite interesting to do [cover songs] from time to time. My first solo hit was in 1973, the [Bob] Dylan song "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall."
years sometimes hundred
I tour a lot, sometimes like a hundred shows a year.
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.
song mean bored
It's good having a lot of different songs to choose from to do the show. It means you don't get bored of doing it in one particular genre.
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.