You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.

- Rick Astley

I had my 15 minutes of being the new boy of pop, like lots of people before and after me. Overnight, everyone starts treating you differently, and pe…

- Rick Astley

I'd had my time in the charts and made loads of money. I was no longer hungry for success.

- Rick Astley

'Never Gonna Give You Up' in 1987 was a huge international hit followed by several more, and while I appreciated how lucky I was, it catapulted me in…

- Rick Astley

I started out as a drummer, and now play with a back-to-basics rock band called the 'Luddites.' I'm happiest when I'm behind the kit.

- Rick Astley

I don't trust politicians. I think that by the time they've made it, with the concessions they've had to make in that position, I don't believe they …

- Rick Astley

I do have a thing for eating out; that's one of life's great middle-age pleasures.

- Rick Astley

I'm a person who tries not to have regrets.

- Rick Astley

Fame is not just about being able to get out of a limo in Leicester Square, it's about trying to get into your house when there are eight photographe…

- Rick Astley