Tony Blackburn Quotes

• One time I picked it up and a voice goes, 'Hi, it's Sinatra. Can you play me a record?' I was like, 'Oh yeah, very funny,' and hung up. I thought someone was having a joke, but it was actually Frank. My manager told me there aren't many people who put the phone down on Sinatra.

  Tony Blackburn

  Phones, Play, Voice

  Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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• I'm not a showbiz person. I just enjoy talking nonsense on the radio. I'm not bothered about going to clubs or the paparazzi, I genuinely prefer my neighbours. Spending time with my family and watching Coronation Street are what I love best. People are just people, aren't they?

  Tony Blackburn

  Love Is, Talking, People

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• A woman called Rose has written to me every day for the last 15 years. That's dedication. It's not quite fan mail, but a woman in Frome, Somerset, thought she was married to me. She was so convinced, it actually ended up in court, which was a drag. You can only claim that in a court of law once in your life.

  Tony Blackburn

  Dedication, Years, Law

  Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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• I'm a bit obsessive. I've just bought this Wi-Fi radio, which can pick up 7,500 stations from all over the world. I'm boring my wife to death with it. I've got a thing about technology, so I've got four sat-nav systems and loads of gadgets, including a 100% accurate watch. Any new development and I'm there buying it. My best trait is that I'm happy and optimistic.

  Tony Blackburn

  Optimistic, Technology, Wife

  "Interrogation: Tony Blackburn". Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• Travelling with work. I went to Iceland with GMTV last year and I went to Lapland twice with Classic Gold. I also went to America with Keith Chegwin, which must have been a nightmare for the crew, as we're both hyperactive.

  Tony Blackburn

  America, Years, Iceland

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• When I go to see live music I tend to want to really listen to it, so when people get up and dance it's really irritating.

  Tony Blackburn

  People, Want, Get Up

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• I'm quite good at water skiing. Dave Clark, from the 1960s band Dave Clark Five, taught me how to water ski in Spain one year. I can do jumps too. I used to go to a club in Heathrow, but I don't do it any more, as it's given me a bad back. I was brought up in Poole, Dorset, so I've always loved watersports.

  Tony Blackburn

  Water Skiing, Years, Clubs

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• Splashing about in mud in the cold is not my thing. I made an attempt to go to the Isle Of Wight Festival in 1969 when Bob Dylan was playing, but we never made it. We hired a boat from Lymington, but got lost, and by the time we got there the music was over. I wasn't too sad, to be honest.

  Tony Blackburn

  Festivals, Mud, Splashing

  Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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• I remember filling my car up in London when an 85-year-old man said to me, 'You've done our age group proud.' That made me laugh. I'm not quite there yet!

  Tony Blackburn

  Men, Years, Laughing

  "Interrogation: Tony Blackburn". Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• Will Young. He's a great white soul singer. But he was slightly disappointing when I met him - not that friendly. Perhaps he was having a bad day. I love Take That, they're terrific. Gary Barlow is so talented. I've always hated punk rock and I'm not mad about rapping, but then it's not really for my age group.

  Tony Blackburn

  Rap, Bad Day, White

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• Since I was four, I can't remember wanting to do anything except entertain. And I got some lucky breaks. My daughter Victoria is the same.

  Tony Blackburn

  Daughter, Lucky, Four

  Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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• I think if you've won one, quit while you're ahead. I loved doing it, though. If you get an opportunity that great, grab it, as it won't come along again. Until I read in the papers I did it to 'rescue my career'.

  Tony Blackburn

  Opportunity, Thinking, Careers

  Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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• I had the same manager as Frank Sinatra, so I got to meet him and he truly impressed me. He had this magical aura - the whole atmosphere in the room changed when he walked in.

  Tony Blackburn

  Atmosphere, Auras, Rooms

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• Advertising. I'd definitely like to try that. In fact, it was a genuine second choice career-wise. I'd be good at selling stuff - I've got the gift of the gab.

  Tony Blackburn

  Wise, Careers, Choices

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• For me, the highlight was meeting all the Motown acts, as I adore black soul music. I met Stevie Wonder who I love, and Diana Ross And The Supremes. I also met The Carpenters. I was actually there in the studio when they recorded We've Only Just Begun.

  Tony Blackburn

  Soul, Black, Wonder

  Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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• Not interested. I didn't try very hard. I went to boarding school on a sports' scholarship after I bowled a cricket ball into my old headmaster's leg. He said, 'Christ, that was accurate,' and got it for me. But I walked out at 16.

  Tony Blackburn

  Sports, School, Trying

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• Robert Redford, ha ha! He's a very attractive man and I'm not. Or Noel Edmonds, as he's a friend of mine and knows me well.

  Tony Blackburn

  Men, Noel, Attractive

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• I've never liked what's meant to be cool. I was asked to do Glastonbury the year before last actually, but I couldn't make it. I would have liked to, but I'm not really a festival man.

  Tony Blackburn

  Men, Years, Festivals

  Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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• All I've ever wanted for my kids is for them to be happy. There's no pressure on Victoria to do anything, but she genuinely loves performing. My son Simon is in advertising. They're both tremendous people. I don't think they've ever been awkward, even Simon as a teenager.

  Tony Blackburn

  Teenager, Kids, Son

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• I thought I was actually doing quite well - I was on Jazz FM six days a week. I fancied going to Australia and I had a wonderful experience. It's changed me for the better and it was flattering to win.

  Tony Blackburn

  Winning, Australia, Six

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• I originally wanted to be a singer, but I was average. I made 18 records, but none were that great. I was in a dance band at Bournemouth Pavilion for three years, and I played guitar too.

  Tony Blackburn

  Guitar, Average, Years

  "Interrogation: Tony Blackburn". Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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