Even as a child I knew I wanted to be a singer, and in 1976, at the age of 20, I quit… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I'm a musician and I go places and perform to people that want to listen to good music. — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I just consider myself lucky that I've been a musician this long and not had to find another job. — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I don't see a future in music unless you are one of the 5pc of massive artists. — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be able to buy nice things, but the appeal of music was the escapism. — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I'd been really shy as a kid, I had a terrible stutter, and I thought music would be a good outlet. And… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
For every musician there's a certain point when your kids get to 13 or 14 and you become an embarrassment. They don't… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
Vangelis, who wrote the music for 'Chariots Of Fire,' is a bit of an idol of mine - his music is stunning.… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I'm a mad fan of American guitarist Ry Cooder and he made a record using Mexican musicians, but with American soul singers… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
Music was always a big part of our family life. My dad's brother used to play the harmonica at family parties, and… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I want a church service with New Orleans funeral jazz music. I'd like people to say a few words about me and… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
When I'm not doing solo shows, I'm performing with my cowboy band Los Pacaminos - we play the kind of music you'd… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
When I'm in the truck on my own I play big, open space music, such as Ry Cooder or Latin stuff. — Paul Young Copy Share Image
It makes no sense to me at all to give away music for free. The very fact that we have to do… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
Generally, musicians find that as they get older, their popularity starts to wane. Pre-Covid, however, I was going through a good phase… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
The availability of downloads is fantastic, but you don't know which musicians are playing on the songs anymore. It's kind of making… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I wanted to do music at school but they discouraged it. If you did music you couldn't do technical drawing, which meant… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I remember being 12 or 13 and listening to 'Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp' by OC Smith. It reminds me of holidays in Cornwall,… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
Even as a child I knew I wanted to be a singer, and in 1976, at the age of 20, I quit my job… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
We once employed a girl in Texas to produce a fanzine, and after meeting her there she seemed fine. Then the letters started and… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
Money came my way but wasn't really in the plan, so I didn't know how to deal with it. — Paul Young Copy Share Image
We were far from being the kind of band that threw TVs out of hotel windows. In fact, we carried our own toolbox with… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
My mum said I used to sing on the bus. I was about five and would simply sit, staring out of the window, singing… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
People forget that scenes and fashion trends changed very rapidly during the '80s. We went from glam rock to punk, to new romantic, to… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I flew to Malaga once and instead of going left to Marbella, turned right and went to Nerja. I wanted to get as far… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I did 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Celebrity MasterChef.' I was quite good at those, and did a cookbook. — Paul Young Copy Share Image
