74 Quotes by Chris Rea

I feel I've had three careers in one, really. There was the 'Benny Santini' stuff; that came with a general sense of, 'Who the hell is he?' And then there was 'The Road To Hell' stuff, and now there's the blues stuff.

I read an article about 60 being the new 30 the other week, and I think it's very true. Our generation has not done what previous generations did and just got old and sat in a corner.

You do some crazy things when you're young.

In a funny way, the illness spurred me on. I thought to myself, 'I've got to get through this operation to make a blues album.'

The record companies didn't want 'Stony Road,' and it ended up being a gold album. They didn't want 'Blue Guitars,' and we did 165,000 books.

I never had a desire to be famous.

That is the music that I have always wanted to play: real, genuine guitar music.

I live halfway between London and the airport, which means I can operate my European career and get home every night. It costs a lot of money, but it's worth it.

I actually, truly do love my family. It's not a public relations exercise.