Tony Blackburn
Birthday: January 29, 1943 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Birth Name: Antony Kenneth Blackburn
Height: 173 cm
Born in the town of Guildford, Surrey in 1943, Tony was educated at Millfield Public School in Somerset and Bournemouth College. The son of a doctor from Lilliput near Poole, Dorset, he made his first ...Show More
[in 2014] I don't go along with that line "they don't write songs like they used to". I think they d Show more
[in 2014] I don't go along with that line "they don't write songs like they used to". I think they do but I mean I think the Sixties and Seventies were special, but there's still some great songs coming out. Hide
I try and block punk rock out of my mind. I hated it.
I try and block punk rock out of my mind. I hated it.
I introduced Motown into this country on the pirate ships because nobody was playing it.
I introduced Motown into this country on the pirate ships because nobody was playing it.
I was divorced for 17 years and in that time I was lonely, I lived by myself and I experienced lonel Show more
I was divorced for 17 years and in that time I was lonely, I lived by myself and I experienced loneliness. I think it's quite a good thing to have had that because I think then you can feel the way other people feel and I think a lot of people listen in to the radio for a friend. Hide
[on John Peel] I think I started out badly with John. His programme was much more minority and I alw Show more
[on John Peel] I think I started out badly with John. His programme was much more minority and I always saw Radio 1 as a pop music station for everybody, so I suggested that John should be on Radio 3. And I meant that as a serious thing but he took it badly. Hide
[on Dusty Springfield] She made such fantastic music, and I've always loved black soul music, but I Show more
[on Dusty Springfield] She made such fantastic music, and I've always loved black soul music, but I think she was the first white soul singer in this country really. And she did a lot for soul music. Hide
[on "Kayleigh" by Marillion] That is a great sound, isn't it?
[on "Kayleigh" by Marillion] That is a great sound, isn't it?
I'm not a religious person but if there is a God out there I could probably say to him "although I d Show more
I'm not a religious person but if there is a God out there I could probably say to him "although I didn't quite believe in you, hey I haven't been too bad, let me in!" Hide
[on Sir Jimmy Savile] He was just a complete one-off. I think he was a bit of a lonely character as Show more
[on Sir Jimmy Savile] He was just a complete one-off. I think he was a bit of a lonely character as well. In the privacy of his own life I don't think he had very many friends. I've never known anyone quite like him. He was a blunt speaking Northerner, but also kind and very respectful. Hide
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