Zitat des Tages von Rick Astley:
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.
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.
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.
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.
I used to go to soul nights because I loved dancing, and so did my friends, and we loved the music. We used to go listen to black American soul.
I don't trust politicians. I think that by the time they've made it, with the concessions they've had to make in that position, I don't believe they still have the beliefs they had at the root.
I don't like flying. I'm a bit scared of it and don't enjoy the whole experience.
I'm a person who tries not to have regrets.
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.
I don't get recognised until I'm on stage, and then I can walk off and forget about it. It's great.
I'd had my time in the charts and made loads of money. I was no longer hungry for success.
I like everything in this iPhone, iPod world where you can do everything all the time. Back in my time, you bought a vinyl record when you were a kid and took it home, and it took a bit of effort to actually get it out of the thing and not scratch it.
Back in the '80s, I was known for being reclusive, often shying away from media attention.
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.
As a kid, I saw those ticker-tape parades in the movies, and I was really chuffed to be in one.
'Never Gonna Give You Up' in 1987 was a huge international hit followed by several more, and while I appreciated how lucky I was, it catapulted me into a completely new world and simply took over my life.
You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.
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.
I do have a thing for eating out; that's one of life's great middle-age pleasures.
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.
There's some songs you can cover, and I've covered and butchered a few, but you can't do them all.
