Editing Bryan Ferry (section)

==Personal life==
===Style and influence===
Ferry's vocal style is regarded as unique and highly influential. When asked for examples of singers she studied, [[Kate Bush]] remarked "I thought [Ferry] was the most exciting singer that I'd heard ... For me it covered the whole emotional spectrum, and I just couldn't get enough of it."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gaffa.org/reaching/i85_swa.html|title=Gaffaweb – Kate Bush – REACHING OUT – Musician (unedited) – by Peter Swales – Fall 1985|website=Gaffa.org}}</ref> In reviewing a 1975 Roxy Music concert, ''[[The Village Voice]]'' described Ferry's voice as "a second tenor which lacks vocal antecedent", going further to note, "his voice operates on the same principle as hotel room service. Studied effects appear with hazy origins, use themselves up, and are removed without explanation."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2019/03/29/roxy-music-making-fun-of-fun/|title=Roxy Music: Making "Fun" of Fun|date=29 March 2019|website=The Village Voice}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Ferry at number 150 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=1 January 2023|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/bryan-ferry-4-1234642942/|access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref>

Inducting Roxy Music into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, [[Duran Duran]] lead singer [[Simon Le Bon]] described Ferry's lyric writing as "[[open-heart surgery]]".<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/duran-duran-roxy-music-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-speech-814116/|title=Duran Duran Celebrate Roxy Music's 'Pulp Science Fiction' in Rock Hall Speech|first1=Jon|last1=Blistein|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=30 March 2019}}</ref>

In addition to his contributions to music, Ferry has also come to be known for his distinctive style and artistic sensibilities as well as a "synonym for cool".<ref name="auto"/> In 2005, ''[[GQ]]'' presented Ferry with its Lifetime Achievement Award, deeming him "pop's original art-school bobby-dazzler" and noting his solo career spent as the "world's best-dressed and most languidly mannered deluxe chanteur".<ref>{{cite web |last=Mills |first=Simon |title=2005: Bryan Ferry |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/bryan-ferry-2005-lifetime-achievement |website=Gq-magazine.co.uk |date=29 August 2012 |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' has noted Ferry's lifelong obsession with clothing and describing any in-person interaction with him as a "bespoke event, a louche ensemble of elegant affectations".<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Ferry: Style Icon |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/style/news/a9312/brian-ferry-style-icon/ |website=Esquire.com |date=8 January 2016 |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> In 2007, Belgian fashion designer [[Dries van Noten]] created a Fall 2007 collection inspired by outfits Ferry wore during his solo career and tenure with Roxy Music.<ref>{{cite news|last=Iannacci|first=Elio|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/ferry-tails/article696296/|title=Ferry tails|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref>

In his 1976 essay "Them", cultural critic [[Peter York]] described Ferry as "the best possible example of the ultimate art-directed existence" and suggested he was the most important pasticheur in Britain at the time.<ref name="google1"/> Ferry has credited numerous art and film influences throughout his career, among them [[Richard Hamilton (artist)|Richard Hamilton]], [[Marcel Duchamp]], and [[Humphrey Bogart]]. Hamilton is credited by Ferry as an inspiration to him both as an artist and as a person, and is also responsible for introducing Ferry as an art student to Duchamp's work. The title of Ferry's 1978 solo album ''The Bride Stripped Bare'' is taken from Duchamp's classic work ''[[The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-14916357|title=Ferry leads tributes to Hamilton|date=14 September 2011|access-date=2 December 2018|website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> For Bogart, Ferry penned the song "[[2HB]]" ("2HB" = "To Humphrey Bogart"), leading the band [[Madness (band)|Madness]] to record "4BF" ("for Bryan Ferry"), on their 1988 album ''[[The Madness (The Madness album)|The Madness]]''. Phil Manzanera – who would become Roxy Music's guitarist – recalls, during his audition to join the band, that Ferry and he discussed Humphrey Bogart and classic films from the [[Golden Age of Hollywood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/roxy-music-postmodern-masterpiece/|title=Roxy Music: Deconstructing Rock's First Postmodern Masterpiece|website=Udiscovermusic.com|access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>

===Relationships and family===
In 1975, Ferry began a relationship with model [[Jerry Hall]]. They first met when she appeared on the album cover for ''[[Siren (Roxy Music album)|Siren]]'' (1975), which was photographed in Wales during the summer of 1975. According to ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', the photo shoot boosted Hall's status as an international celebrity.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jerry Hall: The Interview |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/news/a625/jerry-hall-interview/ |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Many Romances of Jerry Hall |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g2037/jerry-hall-relationships-men/ |work=Town and Country Magazine |access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref> Her stay at Ferry's Holland Park (London) home, following the album photo shoot, marked the start of their relationship. Hall and Ferry lived together, sharing homes in London and in the [[Bel Air, Los Angeles|Bel Air]] neighbourhood of [[Los Angeles]], and Hall also appeared in some of Ferry's solo music videos, including "[[Let's Stick Together (song)|Let's Stick Together]]" and "The Price of Love" (both 1976).<ref>{{cite news |title=Bryan Ferry: "People like you to be difficult and weird" |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/bryan-ferry-people-like-difficult-weird-103600/2 |work=Uncut Magazine |access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref> Their relationship ended when she left him for [[Mick Jagger]] in late 1977.

Ferry rarely talks about Hall, but fans have often speculated his song "[[Kiss and Tell (Bryan Ferry song)|Kiss and Tell]]" from his album ''[[Bête Noire (album)|Bête Noire]]'' (1987) was his response to Hall's 1985 tell-all book in which she discussed their relationship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Songfacts: Kiss And Tell by Bryan Ferry |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8268 |work=Songfacts |access-date=10 August 2007}}</ref> Additionally, Ferry's 1978 solo album ''[[The Bride Stripped Bare (album)|The Bride Stripped Bare]]'' is widely believed<ref>{{cite news |last=Myers |first=Stephanie R. |title=Jerry Hall Prefers Rockers Over Brad Pitt |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Jerry-Hall-Prefers-Rockers-Over-Brad-Pitt-7387.shtml |publisher=Softpedia |access-date=10 August 2007}}</ref> to contain allusions to his break-up with Hall, particularly the song "When She Walks in the Room".

On 26 June 1982, Ferry married London socialite [[Lucy Helmore]], who had become pregnant with their child [[Otis Ferry|Otis]] (b. 1 November 1982). Though her face is not seen, Helmore was the model on the front cover of Roxy Music's album ''[[Avalon (Roxy Music album)|Avalon]]'' (1982), released a month before their wedding.<ref name="Helmore1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3683752.stm|title=Faces of the Week|date=24 September 2004|work=BBC News|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref> The couple had three more sons, Isaac,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/f/isaac-ferry|title=Isaac Ferry|work=Tatler|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826152142/http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/f/isaac-ferry|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tara, and Merlin.<ref name="Helmore1"/> After 21 years of marriage the couple divorced in 2003. Helmore died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2018, while on holiday in [[County Clare]], Ireland, after what her brother described as "a long battle with depression".<ref>{{cite news|date=31 July 2018|title=Lucy Birley: Model, photographer and pro-hunting campaigner|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lucy-birley-death-brian-ferry-wife-model-photography-hunting-campaign-a8469861.html|access-date=29 October 2021|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> Ferry said he was "saddened and shocked" by her death.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bryan-ferry-speaks-ex-wifes-sudden-death-2358998|title=Bryan Ferry Speaks Out After Ex-Wife's Sudden Death|date=25 July 2018|work=NME|access-date=26 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2000, the whole Ferry family were on [[British Airways Flight 2069]] to Nairobi when a passenger forced his way into the cockpit, attacked the pilot and caused the plane to lurch downwards. The assailant eventually was overcome, and the pilot recovered from a descent of 12,000 feet in 25 seconds; the fastest rate of descent from which any civil aircraft has ever recovered.<ref name="Helmore1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1576046/Three-seconds-longer-and-wed-have-crashed.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1576046/Three-seconds-longer-and-wed-have-crashed.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title='Three seconds longer and we'd have crashed'|first=Jemima|last=Khan|date=2 December 2018|access-date=2 December 2018|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

By 2008, Ferry's son Tara was performing in a rock band called Rubber Kiss Goodbye.<ref name="Sunday">{{cite news |last1=Sanghera |first1=Sathnam |title=Bryan Ferry: 'I lead quite a sheltered life' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/bryan-ferry-i-lead-quite-a-sheltered-life-smq2m8c6mqq |access-date=18 January 2025 |work=www.thetimes.com |date=28 November 2009 |language=en}}</ref> By 2008, Merlin was studying for "A" Levels at [[Marlborough College]],<ref name="Sunday"/> and then played guitar in a band called Voltorb. Ferry's children have also contributed to his albums ''[[Olympia (Bryan Ferry album)|Olympia]]'' and ''Avonmore''. On ''Olympia'', Tara played drums on several tracks, Merlin played guitar on one track, and Isaac was the producer of the album's artwork.<ref>Bryan Ferry – ''Olympia'' (liner notes and ''The Making of Olympia'' DVD), Virgin Records, 2010</ref> Tara also toured with Ferry (and Roxy Music) on the band's 2011 For Your Pleasure tour, performing additional drums.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tara Ferry keeps dad Bryan Ferry on song |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/226582 |work=Daily Express |location=London |date=2 February 2011 |access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>

Ferry's youngest son, Merlin, was seriously injured in a head-on car crash in [[Shropshire]] in December 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bryan Ferry thanks medics after son Merlin's crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-30696506 |work=BBC News |date=6 January 2015 |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

Ferry and Helmore split in the early 2000s after she had an affair, and they divorced in 2003.<ref name="Helmore1"/> After their separation, British newspapers photographed Ferry with Katie Turner, 35 years his junior, naming her as his new girlfriend.<ref name=":5">{{cite news |title=Melting moment for King of Cool |url=http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2002+Frantic+Tour_225.shtml |url-status=dead |work=Evening Post |date=11 October 2002 |access-date=15 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930192224/http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2002%2BFrantic%2BTour_225.shtml |archive-date=30 September 2007}}<br />{{cite news |title=Frantic Tour |url=http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2002+Frantic+Tour_230.shtml |url-status=dead |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=10 November 2002 |access-date=15 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930192152/http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2002%2BFrantic%2BTour_230.shtml |archive-date=30 September 2007}}<br />{{cite news |title=Bryan Ferry surrenders the depths of his soul |url=http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2002+Frantic+Tour_235.shtml |url-status=dead |work=The Boston Globe |date=13 November 2002 |access-date=15 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930192219/http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2002%2BFrantic%2BTour_235.shtml |archive-date=30 September 2007}}<br />{{cite news |title=Bryan Ferry at The Chicago Theatre |url=http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2002+Frantic+Tour_242.shtml |url-status=dead |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=21 November 2002 |access-date=15 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930192213/http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2002%2BFrantic%2BTour_242.shtml |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> Ferry and Turner met while she worked as one of the dancers on Roxy Music's concert tour in 2001 (and is featured on the DVD of the 2001 [[Hammersmith Odeon]] show). She appeared with Ferry on several TV shows to promote the ''Frantic'' album, and performed on the ''Frantic'' tour in 2002. After their break-up, in 2006, he resumed his relationship with Katie Turner for some time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a29051/ferry-back-together-with-younger-lover/|title=Ferry back together with younger lover|newspaper=Digital Spy|date=11 February 2006}}</ref>

In 2009, Ferry began a relationship with Amanda Sheppard, and on 4 January 2012, they married in a private ceremony on the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=JUST MARRIED – Bryan Ferry|date=11 January 2012 |url=http://bryanferry.com/married/|access-date=27 December 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=10 January 2012|title=Bryan Ferry, 66, marries Amanda Sheppard, 29, in Caribbean wedding|url=https://metro.co.uk/2012/01/10/bryan-ferry-66-marries-amanda-sheppard-29-in-caribbean-wedding-281245/|access-date=27 December 2020|website=Metro}}</ref> In August 2013, it was reported that the couple were to separate after 19 months of marriage, and they divorced in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sawer |first=Patrick |title=What's her name? Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry splits from wife after 19 months |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10277931/Whats-her-name-Roxy-Musics-Bryan-Ferry-splits-from-wife-after-19-months.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10277931/Whats-her-name-Roxy-Musics-Bryan-Ferry-splits-from-wife-after-19-months.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=31 August 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Divorce for Bryan Ferry and wife |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/11063476.divorce-for-bryan-ferry-and-wife/|website=Oxford Mail |date=8 March 2014 |access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref>

Ferry was estimated to have a fortune of £30&nbsp;million in the ''Sunday Times Rich List'' of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iptegrity.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=510&Itemid=9|title=Musicians coining it in Sunday Times Rich List|website=Iptegrity.com|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-date=27 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727064639/http://www.iptegrity.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=510&Itemid=9|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===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>