Paul Young Quotes

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Paul Young

Profession : Singer

Birth : January 17, 1956

When I was in L.A. in the 80s I got talking to Bruce Springsteen at a dinner party about the Harley-Davidson I'd just bought and he said, 'Do you fancy going for a ride?' No one's going to say no to that are they?

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My 'No Parlez' album in 1983 - which went quadruple platinum - changed my life. The funniest thing though is the pictures we shot for the cover were rubbish, so we had to use a set we'd done for Smash Hits magazine instead.

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I fancy a safari in South Africa. Watching animals in the wild must be amazing.

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People think I can burst into song any time of the day, it's crazy.

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Someone at an airport in Germany asked me to sing Wherever I Lay My Hat. It's strange, they wouldn't ask people in other professions to perform on the spot.

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Growing up, we visited Devon and Cornwall where I learnt to surf and had my first horse riding lesson. We stayed in caravan parks and I have fond memories of Paignton and Newquay.

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Although it wasn't my era, Soul is the root of what I do.

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One of my better qualities is that I accept what's in front of me and deal with it.

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I've always seen myself as a working musician but now there's no money in records for the artist at all, it's all in live performance.

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The royalties from downloading are bad enough but the royalties from streaming are non-existent.

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Even as a child I knew I wanted to be a singer, and in 1976, at the age of 20, I quit my job at Vauxhall Motors in Luton and became a musician.

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After performing in various bands, my big break came when I signed for the record label CBS. I had a couple of hits, then my third single, 'Wherever I Lay My Hat,' reached No 1 in 1983.

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When I was younger, every time I stopped work and had a holiday, I'd break out in a rash. A dermatologist put it down to stress, but it never seemed to affect me when I was busy.

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Generally, musicians find that as they get older, their popularity starts to wane. Pre-Covid, however, I was going through a good phase and finding my live shows were really well received.

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I look after my voice and I warm up... I tend to do it in the car, which must look a little strange!

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There was that 'anything is achievable' attitude in the Eighties. Everything was very positive and gung-ho. Well, 'hedonistic' is the word they use a lot. We were all confident bordering on arrogant.

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Everything that happens in your life is a lesson learned.

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You are what you decide you want to be. You can be some horrible, bitter person who's not a pleasure to be with. That's your choice.

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There are people who sit at home and decide to anonymously troll people on the Internet - what is wrong with these people? Or you can be a positive person and put some good energy into this world.

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I'm fascinated by the challenge of navigating the oceans.

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