I suppose young people think football is glamorous - soccer - it's big money and the stars of it, they look good and have a great big house and a huge Ferrari.

Without elaborating he stated he was "proud" of his son Otis and declared the ban on fox hunting "futile. All three albums reached the UK Top 20 but by this time his career had begun to wane. Following the tour Ferry teamed up again with Brian Eno for Mamouna (collaborating with Robin Trower on guitar and as producer).

Ferry came to prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in the United Kingdom. Bryan Ferry CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer musician and songwriter.