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Bryan Ferry [1945-0] English

Rank: 103
Musician, Singer

Bryan Ferry CBE is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style; according to The Independent, Ferry and his contemporary David Bowie influenced a generation with both their music and their appearance.

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You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?	Music	101
But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.	Music	102
Women! I have no idea. I don't know anything about women at all. They're a complete mystery to me.		103
Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off.	Music	104
It's nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.		105
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.		106
I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.		107
I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could easily do that one day.		108
I like the name Atomic Kitten. It's so great.		109
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.		110
But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.		111
And Mary J. Blige, she's got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She's good; I like her.		112
Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.		113
Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You don't question it.		114
I'm not really sure what it was, the best moment. You always hope it's to come.		115
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.		116
I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him there.		117
I like the fact that music is more abstract.		118
I like L.A., but I shouldn't live there.		119
I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was really glamorous.		120
But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which was kind of weird for me.		121
But I don't write so much now, because they're too painful.		122
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.		123
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.		124
Performing was terrifying.		125
It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like the sound of.		126
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.		201
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.		202
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.		203
I don't think I've ever played the Olympia before, but I'm not totally sure.		204
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.		205
I didn't really want to give up music.		206
I can never predict what's going to happen.		207

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