Still looking for that blue jean, baby queen, prettiest girl that I ever seen. See her shake on the movie screen, Jimmy… — David Essex Baby Copy Share Image
I'm a bit of a Renaissance man. Or you could say I have a short attention span. I'm always thinking, what shall… — David Essex Always Copy Share Image
I once travelled through India by myself, staying in really basic places. I've never minded 'slumming it.' — David Essex India Copy Share Image
You have a responsibility towards the people besotted with you, they don't know the real you, so to take advantage of that… — David Essex People Copy Share Image
I was at one of the Krays' clubs, El Morocco. I was singing with Dudley Moore on the piano. Then Ronnie said,… — David Essex Come Copy Share Image
I knew that these girls who 'loved David Essex' didn't even know me, with all my foibles: they loved an impossible, glossy,… — David Essex Cinema Copy Share Image
I'm very fond of Cuba and going anywhere off the beaten track. — David Essex Anywhere Copy Share Image
My blue-grey Irish eyes are from my grandfather, who was a travelling tinker. — David Essex Eyes Copy Share Image
I've always been embarrassed by that side of my reputation, my focus has always been the music or piece of theatre or… — David Essex Focus Copy Share Image
I have always tried to get to tomorrow today. I don't really wallow in what is happening at the moment. — David Essex Always Copy Share Image
I've got three sons, so I can understand that father-son relationship to a certain extent. There's always that lack of communication through… — David Essex Communication Copy Share Image
For me the 60s was important because I was a teenager then and the bands then were the influences. — David Essex Bands Copy Share Image
I always tip because I think waiters and waitresses are paid peanuts. But I only give 10pc. — David Essex Always Copy Share Image
I don't believe in surgery or any of that stuff: I have earned every grey hair, and I'm proud of it. — David Essex Believe Copy Share Image
I could never get up and do a concert of three-minute numbers and take myself seriously. I leave that to other people. — David Essex Myself Copy Share Image
As a kid, my family used to go to a holiday camp in either Clacton-on-Sea or the Isle of Sheppey, on the… — David Essex Camping Copy Share Image
Che was a revolutionary, doctor, author, leader and a global symbol. Growing up in the Sixties, his poster, alongside Jimi Hendrix, would… — David Essex Books Copy Share Image
I played for West Ham juniors and thought I'd become a professional footballer. — David Essex Become Copy Share Image
Interviews can be interesting. A bit like going to a psychiatrist, you know? — David Essex Going Copy Share Image
Possibly my most perilous encounter with out-of-control fans came when I was due to go into Radio 1 for an interview with… — David Essex Dj Copy Share Image
I recommend walking in Whitstable as it is a compact town. People also take fishing trips from the harbour, but boats and… — David Essex Fishing Copy Share Image
I had a furious row with a certain man in charge about the way they wanted to market me in America. They… — David Essex America Copy Share Image
I'm fairly frugal. I don't need money for a big pop-star life really. — David Essex Big Copy Share Image
I never planned anything. I never had an image. I was just being me. If it hadn't worked out I would have… — David Essex Done Copy Share Image
