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.
And I start the show now... I just walk out and sit at the piano. I could never have done that ten, 20 years ago. But I haven't changed that much!
And Mary J. Blige, she's got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She's good; I like her.
Atomic Kitten - I like them. They're kind of kitsch.
But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.
But I don't write so much now, because they're too painful.
But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which was kind of weird for me.
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.
But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.
I can never predict what's going to happen.
I collect the odd picture, yeah.
I didn't really want to give up music.
I do feel, however, I gather great satisfaction from performing now, because I'm less nervous than I used to be.
I do not paint, no. I go to galleries.
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.
I don't think I've ever played the Olympia before, but I'm not totally sure.
I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was really glamorous.
I like L.A., but I shouldn't live there.
I like the fact that music is more abstract.
I like the name Atomic Kitten. It's so great.
I like the second album that I did, For Your Pleasure, the second Roxy album. It's a long time ago. It was my favorite overall album that I've done.
I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could easily do that one day.
I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him there.
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.
I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle. I've only seen it once as it was coming into Paris and that was very exciting for me. I have memories of that.
I'm not really sure what it was, the best moment. You always hope it's to come.
I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.
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.
It's fabulous when you do that, when you discover somebody who you like, when you kind of feel those feelings, even though he articulates them better.
It's nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.
It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like the sound of.
It's weird, when I started reading Eliot, I really felt incredibly close to some of the things I read. I could feel this.
Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You don't question it.
Performing was terrifying.
Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off.
So by touring all the time in the last couple of years, I'm just actually escaping from the process of writing.
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.
Traveling there is quite hard, hard work. Doing a show is great; it's easy. It's the traveling that tires you up.
When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move.
When I was that age, cycling just seemed so glamorous. I guess the fact it's very colorful - French, European and Continental.
When you're on tour, you kind of switch the TV on and usually it's just wars and horrible things. And then you end up at MTV.
Women! I have no idea. I don't know anything about women at all. They're a complete mystery to me.
Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.
You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?
The older I get the less I know about women. They are completely infallible and totally impossible.
I have terrible memories of it all going wrong. I'd put together an all-star band and the set was fraught with problems. We had David Gilmour on guitar and, poor David, his guitar wasn't working for the first couple of songs. With his first hit, the drummer put his stick through the drum skin. And then my microphone wasn't working, which for a singer is a bit of a handicap. A roadie ran on with another mic so then I was holding two mics taped together and I wasn't really sure which one to sing into. It was a great day though." (On playing Live Aid
As far as the words are concerned it's a bit like an actor tackling Shakespeare. I like finding the melodies that Dylan's hidden away in there. (On recording Bob Dylan songs)
I'm much more serious than him. He loves to talk! He has to talk the talk. And I tend to rather sit and watch more. That's where the main difference is. But we're both self-centered. I think we both think the world revolves around us. (On Brian Eno)
He was the best guitar player and had a great look and a great attitude. I saw him play when I was a student. I was very impressed. Very influenced. (On Jimi Hendrix)
When I started reading Eliot, I really felt incredibly close to some of the things I read. I could feel this. It's fabulous when you do that, when you discover somebody who you like, when you kind of feel those feelings, even though he articulates them better. He would probably be my favorite poet. Some of it is really beautiful and sad, haunting. Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult. (On T.S. Eliot)
I like quality things. Yes, I do have a vast wardrobe, but it's certainly not on the Elton John scale.
Lead singer and keyboardist of Roxy Music.
Dated model Jerry Hall in the 1970s, which explains her appearance on the cover of Roxy Music's 1975 album "Siren". Ferry and Hall were still dating in the late '70s when Hall met Mick Jagger for the first time....eventually leading to their a long relationship and four children together.
Married 22-year-old Lucy Helmore at the Church of St. Anthony and St. George at Duncton, West Sussex, England, UK.
Sons: Otis, Isaac, Tara, Merlin.
Ferry's son Otis was arrested while attempting to plaster pro-hunting stickers over the windows of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's house during a protest in support of fox hunting. (3 August 2002).
Sons Otis, born 1 November 1982 and Isaac, born 16 May 1985.
Kar Wai Wong credits his rendition of the standard "I'm in the Mood for Love" as the inspiration for the English title of his film 'Fa yeung nin wa (2000)' .
Frequently ridiculed in issues of the New Musical Express in the 1970s.
Winner of the 2003 Ivor Novello Award for outstanding contribution to British music.
Winner of the 2004 Q Lifetime Achievement Award (as a member of Roxy Music).
His song "Going Strong" was recorded by Roger Daltrey on his solo album "Parting Should Be Painless" (released in 1984).
His song "The Way You Do" was recorded by Anni-Frid Lyngstad on her solo album "Something's Going On" (released in 1982).
Has collaborated with former band colleague Brian Eno again since 2005, writing songs for Roxy Music's new album.
Became the face of Mark & Spencer's clothing range "Autograph" (October 2006).
Currently lives together with Katie Turner, a dancer he got to know during Roxy Music's 2001 concert tour.
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