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.

Quote by Bryan Ferry

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Its not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

Its not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

But I dont write so much now, because theyre too painful.

But I dont write so much now, because theyre too painful.

Performing was terrifying.

Performing was terrifying.

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

And Mary J. Blige, shes got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. Shes...

And Mary J. Blige, shes got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. Shes...

But I don't write so much now, because they're too painful.

But I don't write so much now, because they're too painful.

Its fabulous when you do that, when you discover somebody who you like, when you...

Its fabulous when you do that, when you discover somebody who you like, when you...

In New York, you couldnt wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

In New York, you couldnt wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

I didn't really want to give up music.

I didn't really want to give up music.

When I stopped touring in the early 80s for a few years, it was a...

When I stopped touring in the early 80s for a few years, it was a...

Performing was terrifying.

Performing was terrifying.

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You dont question...

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You dont question...

It's nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.

It's nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.

I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was...

I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was...

But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which...

But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which...

In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could...

I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could...

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a...

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a...

I don't do interviews at all when I'm on tour, so this time, on a...

I don't do interviews at all when I'm on tour, so this time, on a...