Chesney Hawkes

I bought everyone in my family a car, I bought my mum a convertible Mercedes. I bought a studio at a ridiculous…

— Chesney Hawkes

In hindsight I might have chosen a different path and everything but I still make music, I have a core following that…

— Chesney Hawkes

I like posing in cars, with my shades on. That's what cars are for. They're not to get you from A to…

— Chesney Hawkes

It is true I've written songs for other performers; I've worked with Tricky, Tears for Fears, A1, HearSay among others.

— Chesney Hawkes

I've heard about Honey G and there's always someone like that who gets through. It's a little bit of politics involved in…

— Chesney Hawkes

My income started to dry up a couple of years after I had the big success with 'The One and Only.'

— Chesney Hawkes

When Dad heard 'The One and Only,' he said: 'That's a smash.' Dad played the demo through the speakers at Abbey Road,…

— Chesney Hawkes

I was 19. 'The One And Only' was my first record. It went to No. 1 and I was this big star.…

— Chesney Hawkes

I have to say that talk of me living as a tramp at one point is completely false and I think that's…

— Chesney Hawkes

I'm working on an Americana-style album because I live in L.A. now.

— Chesney Hawkes

I still get knickers thrown on stage, but not as much as they used to. In fact, I get bloke's boxer shorts…

— Chesney Hawkes

My record label dropped me, and I'd been spending way too much money.

— Chesney Hawkes

I've seen the highs and lows not just of the music business but of life.

— Chesney Hawkes

When I look back at old footage of me back in the early '90s, it almost looks like a cartoon character, or…

— Chesney Hawkes