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
daddy puff steps
I will be putting out a fragrance - I'm following in the great steps of Puff Daddy.
jobs father hands
It must be quite difficult if you have a father who's sort of known. On the other hand, you can get a job in his band.
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.
player interesting track
While it's a great indulgence, it's also very interesting to have three bass players on the same track.
powerful difficult very-powerful
Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.
failure people sound
It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like the sound of.
happens ferry i-can
I can never predict what's going to happen.
track together different
I like to piece together different guitarists, unlikely bedfellows. You have Jonny Greenwood playing next to Nile Rodgers on the same track, so it becomes like an orchestra of sounds.
girl rapper high-heels
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.
song art writing
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.
giving-up giving want
I didn't really want to give up music.
serious bits
As you get older, you get a bit more serious.
soccer football stars
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.