Editing Bryan Ferry (section)

===Political views===
In 1988, Ferry referred to himself as "sort of [[Conservatism|conservative]]" in his beliefs in an interview with the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. He also expressed support for having a strong work ethic, stating "most of my life is spent working hard. I come from the kind of working-class background where you have to work very hard and if you don't, you feel guilty."<ref>{{cite web |last=Matre |first=Lynn Van |title=BRYAN FERRY |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-08-26-8801250845-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=26 August 1988 |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

In 2007, controversy arose when Ferry praised the imagery and iconography of [[Nazi Germany]] in an interview with the German newspaper ''[[Welt am Sonntag]]'', citing in particular "[[Leni Riefenstahl]]'s movies and [[Albert Speer]]'s buildings". In the same interview Ferry was reported to have referred to his West London recording studio as "[[Führerbunker|The Führerbunker]]" ([[Adolf Hitler]]'s bunker during World War II).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/wams_print/article744996/Ich_waere_gern_ein_Amateur.html|title=Ich wäre gern ein Amateur|newspaper=Die Welt|language=de|date=4 March 2007|access-date=17 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=16 April 2007|title=Nazi Ferry gaffe|publisher=SomethingJewish|url=http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/2280_nazi_ferry_gaffe.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=17 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522135024/http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/2280_nazi_ferry_gaffe.htm|archive-date=22 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ferry apologises for Nazi remarks |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6561177.stm |publisher=BBC News|date=16 April 2007}}</ref> Ferry later issued a public apology for any offence caused by the comments.<ref>{{cite news |last=Beckford |first=Martin |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1548818/Bryan-Ferry-apologises-for-Nazi-comments.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1548818/Bryan-Ferry-apologises-for-Nazi-comments.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Bryan Ferry apologises for Nazi comments |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 April 2007 |access-date=19 September 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[British Jews|Jewish]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] peer [[Greville Janner]] criticised Ferry for his remarks.<ref name="nmeferrydropped">{{cite news |title=Bryan Ferry dropped by Marks & Spencer |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bryan-ferry-21-1345649 |work=NME |date=14 May 2007 |access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref> At the time of the controversy, Ferry was contracted to the British retailer [[Marks & Spencer]], one of whose co-founders [[Michael Marks]] was Jewish, to model its "Autograph" menswear line. Despite Ferry's public apology for his comments, Marks & Spencer opted to sever its ties with him.<ref>{{cite web |last=Quilter |first=James |title=M&S to drop Bryan Ferry following Nazi comments |url=http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/650814/M-S-drop-Bryan-Ferry-following-Nazi-comments/ |work=Marketing Magazine |publisher=[[Haymarket Brand Media]] |date=17 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="nmeferrydropped"/>

In 2007, Ferry performed at a concert to raise funds for the [[Countryside Alliance]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Clapton, Ferry and more on your doorstep |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2007/03/12/countryside_alliance_concert_feature.shtml |publisher=BBC Berkshire |date=12 March 2007 |access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref>

In 2008, Ferry indicated that he supported the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], referring to himself as "conservative by nature" but essentially [[apolitical]], preferring not to mix art with politics. Without elaborating, he stated he was "proud" of his son Otis and described the then [[Second Blair ministry|Labour Government]]'s [[Hunting Act 2004|ban on fox hunting]] as "futile". He also expressed an opposition to "[[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] bitterness" and [[political correctness]], arguing both were stifling to individual liberty and freedom of expression. The model of free speech he cited was the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Farndale |first=Nigel |title=Bryan Ferry: 'I don't want to be controversial' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3672494/Bryan-Ferry-I-dont-want-to-be-controversial.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3672494/Bryan-Ferry-I-dont-want-to-be-controversial.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=16 April 2008 |access-date=16 May 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In a 2009 interview, Ferry stated: <blockquote>I would support a [[David Cameron|Cameron]] government. I have met him, and he's a bright guy. I hope they do well. I don't like the way the present Government has done things, most of all putting my son in prison for four and a half months, totally unlawfully ... and that's not just my opinion: judges, all sorts, have said it was a stitch-up. It was politically motivated. The poor lad just wants to live the traditional country life.<ref name="sanghera"/></blockquote>

In 2012, Ferry was a guest at the Conservative Party's black-and-white ball.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/black-and-white-and-green-all-over-at-the-tory-ball-7259337.html | title= Black and white (and green) all over at the Tory ball | work=Evening Standard | date=13 April 2012 | access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref> In 2020, he described incumbent Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] as "bright" but expressed a reluctance to discuss politics.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/pilates-and-a-martini-a-day-bryan-ferry-on-how-to-remain-a-pop-idol-jcxzv60tt | title= Pilates and a martini a day: Bryan Ferry on how to remain a pop idol | work=[[The Times]] | first=Ed | last=Potton | date=28 February 2020 | access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref>

In August 2014, Ferry was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to ''[[The Guardian]]'' expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's [[2014 Scottish independence referendum|referendum on that issue]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/07/celebrities-open-letter-scotland-independence-full-text |title=Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=7 August 2014 |access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref>