Nik Kershaw Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Frank's always been around. I think it's recent that I've managed to isolate him, identify him and give him a name. He's my alter ego.

I can understand why those bands do it. It can be a hell of a lot of bloody fun. People are allowed to have a bit of fun after the age of 40, and a lot of them do need the money.

I do find it difficult to get excited about it. Getting the album released in the U.S. is a bonus, as far as I'm concerned.

I love Neil Finn. I've loved everything he's done since Split Enz.

I might have to go on breakfast TV, which would mean getting up early.

I think a lot of artists spend their entire careers trying to fight. I think you tend to fight what you do naturally.

I tried several times to get the song right. The tune and the chords that I started with, there really wasn't anywhere else it could go. I stopped fighting it and let it take me away.

I was amused to read that they've actually put together a marketing plan, which said I would be touring extensively in the spring. So how was I?

I was still trying to impress people. I have stopped trying to impress other musicians. People knew I did that.

I'd love to do an acoustic club tour, but I don't know how feasible that would be.

I'm looking down at the Atlantic crashing against the rocks 150 feet below. Not a good place to drop my contact lens.

I'm off to sit on a cliff.

Ireland's a special place. I've been a frequent visitor ever since investing in a bit of property. You can drive for hours and not see a soul.

It's the most ridiculous business to be in. It's full of people who have never grown up.

There were four or five big tours that went out last year. I got asked to do all of them. There was a Heaven 17 one and a Culture Club one.

There's always some promoter having an '80s night, saying, We'll supply the band. All you can drink.

There's stuff that everybody does that they don't know they do.