Andrew Ridgeley Quotes

It started out ordinarily enough: In 1975, we were two boys that happened to share a mutual sense of humor, a love of life-affirming music, the records and artists it gave birth to, and a shared sense that we understood it.

Andy was a character, and the two of us did have some things in common. We appreciated funny things, didn't like serious things.

I find it very, very hard. He was part of the fabric of my life. We were kids together, and teenagers. We spent the whole of our lives with each other because of our music.

If it wasn't for music, I doubt whether we'd be friends.

I think regardless of where people are from, country music is a through line.

I love Stephen Stills and Neil Young dearly. We talk all the time. We see each other.

People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least while the music lasts.

My dad took me to all the best rock and punk shows when I was growing up and music has always been a part of my life. So I'm very interested in the music scene and I suppose that's why I've ended up going out with musicians. Dave Pirner is still one of my best friends.

The common denominator is a love of music.

Peter Beard is one of those people I've known a long time. We have an affinity. We share certain values.

I am still in touch with my Secret Service agents, most of whom are retired now. They really get to be your friends. They watched me grow up, and most of them had little kids, so I was kind of giving them a warm-up of what was coming.

It's nice being friends over a period of time with people whose music you like so much, or other filmmakers, seeing people change, go through trials.

When I was at school, I was in choirs more than anything else, from a very young age, about 9 years old. And then I started taking drum lessons.

It's a bonus if your girlfriend likes your music - definitely not a downfall.

I like Penny. She's cool. Yeah, she dates some idiots, but, although, so have I. So yeah, I would be friends with her. We'd have a lot to talk about.

Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way.

I had a couple of really cool friends when I was a kid, and we'd find cool music and movies and show them to each other. My friend Dennis had a copy of 'A Clockwork Orange' and he'd already seen it once, and he was like, 'We need to watch this.' I was sleeping over his house - and I think we were literally 15 - and we watched it.

It's nice to feel like you have more in common with people rather than more differences.

My perfect day would start with a kiss from my daughter. I would drive her to school listening to our favourite punk rock music on loud in the car.

It feels like I've been singing since I was born, and I have so many great memories with my family and friends centred around music.

It's very difficult to put it into words or really put your finger on exactly what it was that people found so attractive about Wham! But it was a lot to do with George and me and our friendship.

I grew up listening to country music with my dad on the way to school.

The first time I met Janhvi on the sets, I took her to watch 'La La Land,' because she hadn't seen it. Soon, we started bonding over cinema - both of us are film buffs - and we realised we share a natural equation.

I went by Andy when I was younger.

John Bonham was a good friend of mine. I knew him a bit as a kid. I hung out with him quite a lot.