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January 4, 2025 17 mins

'I struggled with it': Rick Astley opens up about the pitfalls of stardom

80’s hit-maker Rick Astley has opened up about the less glamourous parts that come with fame.

After Astley released his debut album Whenever You Need Somebody in 1987, featuring the iconic Never Gonna Give You Up, he topped the charts across 25 different countries - but he pulled back from the spotlight 6 years later.

His new memoir Never: The Autobiography explores the dangerous - and monotonous - parts of his unique music career.

"I struggled with it a lot. There's parts of it that are fun and there's parts of it that were more fun than when I was truly actually famous. I think now I get to enjoy it - and it's a bit more of a switch now."

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