Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard OBEis a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor and philanthropist. Richard has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. He has total sales of over 21 million singles in the UK and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth14 October 1940
careers lifelines music-business
I owe Elvis my career, and the entire music business owes him it's lifeline.
christian mean artist
I don't mean that if you're a Christian, walking close to God, you will immediately gain celebrity. you may fail as an artist, because you may not have what the public want at that time, and you have to be prepared for that.
two portugal
I've got two places I like to be. Portugal is one.
song thinking voice
The thrill of hearing your own voice recorded is still there, I still love it, going into the studio and thinking how can I sing this song and between the producers and the musicians you find a way of doing it.
grateful fans loyal
I'm very grateful because my fans are very loyal.
christian circles important
It is important to have a circle of Christians friends, which I do have.
use different host
When I use music on stage, the prime directive is to entertain the public, so it is different.
regret guitar play
If you can play guitar and sing, you can probably get a gig down the road playing at a restaurant, but don't throw your life away chasing something that is so elusive it will only lead you to regret and may turn you bitter.
pain careers done
It's the business I'm in, I can't say that signing things is the favourite part of my career but you know that it has to be done and that there is no pain involved.
needs praying happens
We need to pray and read the Bible every day, and regardless of whatever else happens to you, that tends to keep you close to Him, because you are constantly in touch through His Word.
jehovah witness
The more I read my Bible the more I veered away from the Jehovah's Witnesses.
sleep rocks singers
It don't spit or swear or sleep around. I've always maintained I'm the most radical rock'n'roll singer Britain has ever seen.
worship-you use worship
When you use music to worship you are not attempting to entertain.
couple water hot
There's loads of things you can do to make things easy for your throat, you can drink a bit of lemon and hot water couple of spoons of honey, you can gargle with port, I've done it a couple of times myself - but don't swallow it!