Bryan Ferry Quotes

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

Other bands wanted to wreck hotel rooms; Roxy Music wanted to redecorate them.

Why should I spoil my mood by wearing an ugly suit?

I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.

Women! I have no idea. I don't know anything about women at all. They're a complete mystery to me.

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

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

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.

You talk too much, you laugh too loud, and that's the price of love.

Everyone in rock 'n roll including myself was touched by Elvis's spirit, I was, and always will be a fan.

I can't drink a wine if it has an ugly label.

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.

It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like the sound of.

As you get older, you get a bit more serious.

I like to piece together different guitarists, unlikely bedfellows. You have Jonny Greenwood playing next to Nile Rodgers on the same track, so it becomes like an orchestra of sounds.

It's quite funny that, 20 years ago, one would have thought putting out a fragrance would [negatively] affect your musical credibility. Now it may enhance it.

I can never predict what's going to happen.

I will be putting out a fragrance - I'm following in the great steps of Puff Daddy.

While it's a great indulgence, it's also very interesting to have three bass players on the same track.

Get down with your old Allman Bros. records!

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

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.

Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.

I tour a lot, sometimes like a hundred shows a year.

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.