Eric Clapton's scales - when he comes off a high note and it's time for a refrain or a little bit of… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
The first time I arrived in Hollywood for the Grammy Awards, I thought I'd bump into people who mattered, such as Ry… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
I didn't start until I was 21, and most people I know were 13 when they had their first guitar - I… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
I bought a Hofner guitar and amplifier for 32 guineas, then spent ages trying to make a bottleneck. At that point, I… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
'Course, 'Santini' bombed in England, y'know. It came out at the height of the New Wave, which couldn't have been a worse… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
I spend as much time as I can in my garden, and if I'm not writing songs or gardening, I'm painting. — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
Touring is easy. My wife will be with me a lot of the time. We get spoilt rotten, and all I have… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
Five times a week, I do two hours running and gym work. That's to help with things like blood circulation. Also, it… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
My ambition, a long time ago, was to be a film music writer. A compromise then was to be the guy who… — 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 Image
I actually, truly do love my family. It's not a public relations exercise. — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
That is the music that I have always wanted to play: real, genuine guitar music. — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
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 Image
