Music My ambition, a long time ago, was to be a film music writer. A compromise then was to be the guy who wrote songs for a band and played slide guitar.... Chris Rea 11
Music In a funny way, the illness spurred me on. I thought to myself, 'I've got to get through this operation to make a blues album.' Chris Rea 18
Freedom After I got back my career and my artistic freedom in 1982, my golden rule is the music must never suffer. Chris Rea 18
Creativity Rock n' roll was my art school. For many people from working-class backgrounds, rock wasn't a chosen thing, it was the only thing: the only avenue... Chris Rea 16
Car You can't have F1 without Ferrari - you just can't have it. It's part of the theme that is the red car, and a lot of it is to do with the colour. Chris Rea 16
Christmas If I'm ever stuck on the M25 - the 'Road to Hell' - I'll wind the window down and start singing, 'I'm driving home for Christmas' at people in cars... Chris Rea 12
