I know what it's like to go to a concert, wait to hear your favourite song - and then they don't play… — Chris de Burgh Concert Copy Share Image
I'm not a fool with my money. I've known what it's like to be poor and I don't splash it around stupidly. — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
I don't spend much on myself. It's a bit of a joke within the family. — Chris de Burgh Family Copy Share Image
I regularly visualise my body from head to toe, and wait for it to tell me if there's anything wrong. — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
I know it sounds glamorous, but it was bloody cold growing up in a castle. — Chris de Burgh Castle Copy Share Image
I would hate to go out as a legend on tour just playing all the back hits. — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
Quite simply, to win Miss World is not a ticket to millions and I've read that so many times. — Chris de Burgh Football Copy Share Image
Before I ever did a stage concert, I'd done hundreds of living-room concerts, which helped a lot. — Chris de Burgh Concert Copy Share Image
I'd been to South Africa during the Seventies, when it was definitely not kosher to go there. I felt that the best… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
I always have to have what I believe are the pillars of an album - songs which I can go back to… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
I met someone in the West Indies who was not able to walk. I put my hands on him and he was… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
Americans are much easier to please than Canadians. The American taste is less critical. Canadians are more cultured, they are more aware… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
As a song-writer I have always written with one instrument - either guitar or piano - because I believe that if a… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
I remember years ago hearing a top band talking about a song of theirs that was a monster hit and they were… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
I went to Bethlehem in Christmas 2015 to do a television show for German TV and we filmed in the Church of… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
When you have children, you almost feel like you've made your contribution to the survival of the human species. It's your way… — Chris de Burgh Children Copy Share Image
I believe that music is an international language and deserves to be heard all over the world. — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
My mother was actually a breeder, believe it or not, and she used to name horses after some of my songs. — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
My wife and I are rock solid together and, curiously enough, always have been. — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
It's critically important to have family around me, and some of my happiest moments are when I'm just with my family. — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
If you love yourself there's plenty left for everyone else. You just have to deflect natsy things. — Chris de Burgh Deflect Copy Share Image
I know journalists like to think that they are read by people like me, but I don't read them. — Chris de Burgh Books Copy Share Image
Love songs are the most complex to write because everyone knows about it. — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
In America, if you say 'Chris de Burgh,' they won't have a clue, but they all know 'Lady in Red.' — Chris de Burgh America Copy Share Image
I think it's the Canadian spirit that encourages people to dream a little bit. — Chris de Burgh Canada Copy Share Image
When I'm home I love to get the wellies on and take the dog for a walk. — Chris de Burgh Animal Copy Share Image
I'm far more interested in putting a little more meat into the lyrics than some people are. — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
I've got a room full of gold and platinum records, a lot of them are Canadian, and I've got a very soft… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
I was born in Argentina, and have lived in England, Ireland, Africa and Malta. — Chris de Burgh Argentina Copy Share Image
When I left university, I didn't want to jump into anything right away. Music certainly wasn't a burning ambition. — Chris de Burgh Ambition Copy Share Image
The first confrontation I had with an Aussie wine was a well-known Cabernet/Shiraz and it reminded me of boiled sweets. I find… — Chris de Burgh Australian Copy Share Image
I will never forget seeing Alien when it came out in 1979. I'm not that big a fan of horror, but I… — Chris de Burgh Alien Copy Share Image
I've been to Australia, Russia and many of places I wanted to see as a child. But I've never visited India. I've… — Chris de Burgh Australia Copy Share Image
Songs don't just suddenly arrive like a taxi you have to work on them and you have to put a lot of… — Chris de Burgh Discipline Copy Share Image
My dad had a dream of living in an Irish castle, even when we were in Argentina, and in 1960 he found… — Chris de Burgh Castle Copy Share Image
