I spent a lot of my childhood saying goodbye because I went to boarding school. I didn’t resent my parents for sending me there so young as I understood the limitations of the education system in Africa, where we lived at the time. Chris de Burgh Read Quote
My dad had a dream of living in an Irish castle, even when we were in Argentina, and in 1960 he found a place without any heat or running water. We had no money, so it was tough. Chris de Burgh Read Quote
The first confrontation I had with an Aussie wine was a well-known Cabernet/Shiraz and it reminded me of boiled sweets. I find a lot of Australian wines unsubtle. Chris de Burgh Read Quote
I made loads of English and Irish friends at university and all they wanted to do was have a good time. Chris de Burgh Read Quote
I come from the school of thought that if you want to succeed and stay successful, you’ve got to put in the hard work at the beginning. Chris de Burgh Read Quote
I developed my armour at prep school. I was the smallest guy in the school. I got bullied a lot. So I developed broad shoulders. Chris de Burgh Read Quote
