I don't get recognised until I'm on stage, and then I can walk off and forget about it. It's great. Rick Astley More Quotes by Rick Astley More Quotes From Rick Astley I was the youngest of four kids, and Dad, who had a garden centre before he retired, came from a large Lancashire family. Every one of my uncles had their own business, including a post office, two fish and chip shops and a painting and decorating business. Rick Astley unclesdadkids I enjoy a beer with friends and I'm hoping to sell my own brand soon, i've been working with the Mikkeller brewery in Copenhagen, which was founded ten years ago by a teacher who made his own beer at home. Mikkeller beer is quite experimental and they've been sending me various bottles to sample. The singer explained that the brewery has a variety with ales with some being. Rick Astley latest-headlines When I was a kid, being 50 was pipe and slippers time, it's kind of like you're done, you're going to be retiring ... And I think that's completely different now, it's something to be celebrated or at least to be acknowledged ... Also I thought it would be funny 'cause Adele has called her albums '19', '21' and '25' so I thought ... I'll take '50'. Rick Astley entertainment I come away from a gig thinking, 'Yeah, I'm worth something.' I can still do it and entertain people, and that's worth it. Rick Astley worthi-canpeoplethinking I don't like flying. I'm a bit scared of it and don't enjoy the whole experience. Rick Astley likeenjoyexperienceflying Because the pop industry is cruel, if you don't do everything the label wants you to do, it has an army of other people waiting to do it. Rick Astley youarmywaitingpeople Doing things in my day was simple: you either signed to a big label or you signed to a very small label, and you worked with that one, and then they eventually signed you on to a big one. Rick Astley smalldayyousimple When I was a tiny tot, we only had one record player in the house, so there was either Genesis on it or the Jungle Book or The Beatles as well, and various other things. Rick Astley thingsjunglehousebook There's some songs you can cover, and I've covered and butchered a few, but you can't do them all. Rick Astley themsongssomeyou My success set me up for life, and it meant that I could retire from the music industry at 27 to spend time with my newborn daughter and my wife. My time away from the spotlight allowed me to rediscover my love for music, and I'm doing it for me now and no one else. Rick Astley musicsuccesslovelife I've been to Sardinia about 10 times because my wife, my daughter and I used to go every year with another family. We rented the same house each time in Villasimius in the southern part of the island, and always went to the same two beaches and same three restaurants. Rick Astley familywifedaughtertime I've done drives through Budapest and Oslo and used to drive to Sardinia, too, which is quite a journey. Drives are an adventure because I don't plan them too carefully. I take detours depending on how I feel and usually stop and stay at places I like the look of. Rick Astley drivelookjourneyadventure When our daughter was born, a light went on for me - there was more to life than what I was doing. It felt like being famous for being a paint salesman. It wasn't the dream I was sold on. I'd had enough of it. Rick Astley medaughterlightlife It's very hard to behave naturally when you know people recognise you. On the other hand, I still sometimes get upgraded in hotels because someone used to like me back in the day, which is still pretty amazing. Rick Astley daymeyoupeople I am honoured that my fans worked so hard to help me win Best Act Ever at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards. Rick Astley i-ambestmemusic It's really weird seeing someone impersonating you. But at the same time, Vic Reeves' impersonation of me is one of the highlights of my life. Rick Astley meyoutimelife
