Chris de Burgh Quotes

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Chris de Burgh

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 15, 1948

I know it sounds glamorous, but it was bloody cold growing up in a castle.

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You know what happens if I walk out on the stage in Montreal? They stand up and they cheer for three or four minutes. It just brings tears to your eyes, because it's a love affair.

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I would hate to go out as a legend on tour just playing all the back hits.

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In America, if you say 'Chris de Burgh,' they won't have a clue, but they all know 'Lady in Red.'

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If you look at the big rock hits I've had - 'High on Emotion,' for example - the songs I write have to have a real meaning. There has to be depth.

Chris de Burgh

As a song-writer I have always written with one instrument - either guitar or piano - because I believe that if a song is strong enough to be performed completely stripped down then it is a good one to go on and record.

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Songs don't just suddenly arrive like a taxi you have to work on them and you have to put a lot of time and energy and self discipline into creating that kind of thing.

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I have always had a long term view on records as I want them to be books and not magazines and newspapers that you discard very quickly.

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I remember talking to an architect and he said 'I am making so much money I don't know what to do' - I am in a business where you don't have an idea from one end of the year to the next how what you are going to earn and it is not like a salary that you can guarantee.

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I generally write the songs accidentally. They generally come out of nowhere.

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I find it amazing when I get letters from people in Israel and people in Lebanon and they both love the music, but in real life they hate each other.

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I've got a room full of gold and platinum records, a lot of them are Canadian, and I've got a very soft spot for that country.

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Robert Browning - I like his dramatic revelations, his allegorical form.

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I like to be subtle, without being too obvious.

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You see, when I go on stage I perform with just a guitar and you have to have very strong material to hold an audience from getting bored or restless. One strong way of doing that is the story because everybody will listen to a story.

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Canada was one of the first countries that took an interest in my career. Apart from a freak hit I had in South America, Canadians took my 'Spanish Train' album to heart and have stuck with me ever since. They've been very loyal, and it's been a long and rewarding affair.

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It's tough going out as the opening act of a band especially when you're solo.

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When I left university, I didn't want to jump into anything right away. Music certainly wasn't a burning ambition.

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When you have children, you almost feel like you've made your contribution to the survival of the human species. It's your way of passing the baton.

Chris de Burgh

I come from the school of thought that if you want to succeed and stay successful, you've got to put in the hard work at the beginning.

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