Bryan Ferry

Bryan Ferry, CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter known as the lead singer of Roxy Music and for his solo career.

Quotes
I’m talking about the films of Leni Riefenstahl and the buildings of Albert Speer and the mass marches and the flags — just fantastic. Really beautiful.
 * The way that the Nazis staged themselves and presented themselves, my Lord!
 * Comments to reporter from Welt Am Sonntag (published 16 April 2007), as cited in "Bryan Ferry apologizes for Nazi remarks", Reuters (16 April 2007)
 * Ferry stated after the resulting publicity: "I apologize unreservedly for any offence caused by my comments on Nazi iconography, which were solely made from an art history perspective. I, like every right-minded individual, find the Nazi regime, and all it stood for, evil and abhorrent."


 * People think I wake up in the morning and put on a tuxedo.


 * I don't think I've ever played the Olympia before, but I'm not totally sure.


 * I like the name Atomic Kitten. It's so great.

"Roxy Music legend Bryan Ferry unwinds in Paris" (2002)

 * All those rappers, they're the only glamorous people working in music now. The rock bands are rather drab, even the good ones. You definitely don't want to look at them. But some of those R&B people are very good.


 * 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.