I'm lucky to be alive. I'm one of only 40 people who have survived the surgery I had, and when you've been that close to dying, you re-evaluate what's really important to you - and it's nothing to do with… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton's scales - when he comes off a high note and it's time for a refrain or a little bit of a rest,… — Chris Rea Copy Share
Nothing was ever clean enough for my father. You could never clean as good as he could; you could never clean as fast and… — Chris Rea Copy Share
My father used to control the wholesale of many ice-cream items in Middlesbrough. He was central distributor for most of the region. — Chris Rea Copy Share
I think all the business stuff - the promotion, the hype, the high-power lunches, and the permanently injected smiles - is boring. — Chris Rea Copy Share
You can waste a whole lifetime Trying to be What you think is expected of you But youll never be free — Chris Rea Copy Share
That is the music that I have always wanted to play: real, genuine guitar music. — Chris Rea Copy Share
I'm lucky to be alive. I'm one of only 40 people who have survived the surgery I had, and when you've been that close… — Chris Rea Copy Share
If the heads of all the music companies had known about music and about Chris Rea fans, they wouldn't have worried about 'Stony Road.'… — Chris Rea Copy Share
I've given up my Ferrari - the idea of going through my village in a 488... You can't drive them on English roads. — Chris Rea Copy Share
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… — Chris Rea Copy Share
