A biography for Chris de Burghhasn’t been written yet.
“I've got a room full of gold and platinum records, a lot of them are Canadian, and I've got a very soft spot for that country.”
“I generally write the songs accidentally. They generally come out of nowhere.”
“I developed my armour at prep school. I was the smallest guy in the school. I got bullied a lot. So I developed broad shoulders.”
“Quite simply, to win Miss World is not a ticket to millions and I've read that so many times.”
“You see, when I go on stage I perform with just a guitar and you have to have very strong material to hold an audience from getting bored or restless. One strong way of doing that is the story because everybody will listen to a story.”
“The first confrontation I had with an Aussie wine was a well-known Cabernet/Shiraz and it reminded me of boiled sweets. I find a lot of Australian wines unsubtle.”
“My wife and I are rock solid together and, curiously enough, always have been.”
“I've 300 other songs, but 'Lady In Red' is just one of them. Funnily enough, in America, it is massive, but most people wouldn't have a clue who Chris de Burgh was.”
“Americans are much easier to please than Canadians. The American taste is less critical. Canadians are more cultured, they are more aware of the arts than Americans.”
“I met someone in the West Indies who was not able to walk. I put my hands on him and he was able to get up. I know the tabloids will get excited by this so I try to play it down.”
“I read about wine every day.”
“The relationship between parents and children who live together is a growing one, and it shifts every day, especially during the teenage years.”
“In my 20s, I got into giving people massages and realised I was able to encourage their bodies to heal by passing my hands over them. I'd never describe myself as a faith healer - it's just that if someone believes in this type of healing, I can help release whatever blockage it is that's preventing them healing themselves.”
“Before I ever did a stage concert, I'd done hundreds of living-room concerts, which helped a lot.”
“I struggled for so many years.”
“I am a humanist.”
“I am happy in my own skin.”
“Music was my first love, and at Marlborough we put bands together and sang the pop songs of the day. Although I couldn't read or write music - I still can't - I taught myself to play the guitar and piano by listening to songs and working out the chords.”
“If you love yourself there's plenty left for everyone else. You just have to deflect natsy things.”
“I was born in Argentina, and have lived in England, Ireland, Africa and Malta.”