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Rick Astley: ‘I’m boring away from the spotlight – that’s why my life works’

The singer, 58, on why he likes being boring, isn’t afraid of getting his hands dirty and how the internet gave his most famous song a new lease of life

Being 10 years younger than my older siblings meant I was bombarded with music from a young age. It made me realise anything can happen at any time and you can’t even rely on the biggest thing you want to count on: your parents being there for you. Dave Grohl had seen I was on the bill on another stage and, when they were playing, suddenly invited me on to sing Never Gonna Give You Up.

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