Bryan Ferry Professions : Singer Born : September 26, 1945 Browse All Authors Top 58 quotes by Bryan Ferry When I was at college - that was the first time I tried singing. I played in a band, and people seemed to like it. Bryan Ferry singing college people As you get older, you get a bit more serious. Bryan Ferry bits serious I loved music from the age of eight. Jazz and blues. But also Little Richard and Elvis Presley. Bryan Ferry eight age littles It must be really hard to be starting out in music now. Bryan Ferry hard starting starting-out I've done shows with orchestras, and I like writing with orchestras. Bryan Ferry orchestra done writing I did some songs for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby. I had done a jazz album of Roxy songs, and they used bits of it in the film. It would be nice to score a movie one day. Bryan Ferry one-day nice song Much as I love the northeast, I didn't want to spend my life there. I wanted to experiment. Savour everything you can while you're here! Touring, seeing the world... That in itself gives you a different perspective. Bryan Ferry perspective different giving It's good having a lot of different songs to choose from to do the show. It means you don't get bored of doing it in one particular genre. Bryan Ferry bored song mean I very rarely play the piano at home. Deliberately, so that when I do play it, I love it. Bryan Ferry piano play home 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. Bryan Ferry jobs father hands Sometimes you're quite fortunate, being on the stage, getting to meet people like Salvador Dali. Bryan Ferry stage sometimes people It's nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue. Bryan Ferry pursue nice different 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. Bryan Ferry boston new-york wish Get down with your old Allman Bros. records! Bryan Ferry bros records 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. Bryan Ferry stars football soccer Performing was terrifying. Bryan Ferry performing scary 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. Bryan Ferry rapper high-heels girl I can never predict what's going to happen. Bryan Ferry ferry i-can happens 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. Bryan Ferry writing song art I didn't really want to give up music. Bryan Ferry giving-up want giving Similar Authors Bert McCracken singer Betty Carter singer Bing Crosby singer Brian Fallon singer Brooke Allison singer Brook Benton singer All Authors
