I like good food and I've always had a very natural empathy with women. — Mick Hucknall Empathy Copy Share Image
My long-term girlfriends have always had something special about them. — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
There are too many people writing about whether they just farted or not. — Mick Hucknall People Copy Share Image
People are racist about redheads in a way they'd never dare to be about black or Asian people. — Mick Hucknall Asian Copy Share Image
Tom Jones told me only a few singers have got the pipes, and he's right. He has. Sinatra did. I have. — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I loved the African-American culture, but racism was still a big problem and white America was exactly what I didn't love. — Mick Hucknall African american Copy Share Image
I'm going to write music that's appropriate to my age. And if younger people want to come along with me, they're welcome… — Mick Hucknall Age Copy Share Image
I grew up in Denton, east Manchester, and was raised by my late father, Reg, a barber. — Mick Hucknall Barber Copy Share Image
People strive for success, but it's very lonely at the top. Now I realise the ultimate prize is a family. — Mick Hucknall Family Copy Share Image
Wine is my passion. I'm not keen on the snobbery or elitism of wine, that's not what it's about - I just… — Mick Hucknall Elitism Copy Share Image
I wanted love from every single woman on the planet because I didn't have my mother's love. — Mick Hucknall Love Copy Share Image
As I've gotten older I've got more bass in my voice but also because I don't talk very much during the day… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
Yes, but the thing is my influences are so rooted in afro-American culture especially that it's quite sad to not enjoy the… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I've always thought my dad was fantastic and now I'm a dad myself I can see what an incredible sacrifice he made… — Mick Hucknall Dad Copy Share Image
In January 1999, I proposed an initiative to the Music Industry Forum which I called Communities In Tune. Its aim was to… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
You're damn right I'm comfortable, I've worked very hard to be comfortable. But something I've always tried to impress upon people is… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
Money's Too Tight to Mention' was about as big an anti-Thatcherite message as you can get in pop music. There was a… — Mick Hucknall Media Copy Share Image
Musical recording history is full of multi-racial collaborations and it is this cross-pollination that has created the magic of Ellington, Sinatra and… — Mick Hucknall Beatles Copy Share Image
I first sang 'Holding Back the Years' in my earliest band, Frantic Elevators. When the Elevators split and I started Simply Red,… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
Corbyn Labour's budget numbers simply don't add up on the NHS and the economy. — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I would say the worst period of my life was between 1997 and 2000. I was lost, I was all at odds.… — Mick Hucknall Family Copy Share Image
It took me years to learn to deal with the realities of fame and success. It's hard work sometimes but clearly the… — Mick Hucknall Fame Copy Share Image
I'm really bad with dates and never know what I'm doing from one day to the next. — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I feel a bit like the antichrist as I had the bulk of my success in the 80s and I hate 80s… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I'm a songwriter, my love of music has never left me and I literally don't seem to be able to stop writing… — Mick Hucknall Love Copy Share Image
Composing is what drives me; it's not the pursuit of fame. My songs are like pages in a diary. — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be one of those touring musicians who get to hear about their daughter taking her first steps while… — Mick Hucknall Children Copy Share Image
People always tell me that redheads go silver. Long, silver-grey hair would be my ideal way of ageing. — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
When I stopped Simply Red the reason was to bring up my daughter Romy. I wanted to be a dad that was… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
For some, music is a limitless source of cheap content, just waiting to be exploited. — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
You live the life of a gipsy when you are on tour, and that's not ideal for family life. — Mick Hucknall Family Copy Share Image
Privatization of utilities costs would be astronomical, as would setting up a National Bank. — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I always used to listen to quite a bit of classical music because my dad liked it, and if you've got any… — Mick Hucknall Classical music Copy Share Image
Everyone dreams of being in a band because they want to be like the Beatles, but even the Beatles weren't always that… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I have great memories of my time at Manchester Poly. I still enjoy DJing from time to time. — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I'm quite happy being famous for what I do but I'm not happy about being famous for the sake of being famous. — Mick Hucknall Being Copy Share Image
The Beatles and the Stones had Elvis and Hollywood, but when it came to my generation America meant Richard Nixon and Vietnam. — Mick Hucknall America Copy Share Image
