Biografie

1. September 1946 · Douglas, Isle of Man, Vereinigtes Königreich

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb

1,81 m

Long hair and beard

White pants

Falsetto singing voice

[on The Bee Gees career before being asked to record the soundtrack for Nur Samstag Nacht (1977)] You've got to remember, we were fairly dead in the water at that point . . . we needed something new. We hadn't had a hit record in three years.

[observation, 2014, with reference to his brother who died young] What I see with Justin Bieber is sort of what I see with Andy, you know? You're heading for a brick wall. And that's a shame because this is a great talent. This kid's got great gifts. I just think it's time to grow up - be what all these young girls love you for, be a good example.

I still feel the urge to prove that I write songs. It doesn't go away. I think there is something about a song which will literally make you cry. Bluegrass music does that to me. I can't watch 'Carousel' without crying. I can't watch 'South Pacific' without crying.

Once I'd lost all my brothers, I just sat around for a long time. You never get past that, that's what you learn. My wife just said, 'Do something. Get out of the house. Get on the stage again'. She drove me to it. I can be onstage and still imagine that they're standing there, especially when we used to be around one microphone. I still feel that intensely, but I also feel it in real life.

[Speaking about Michael Jackson] We were very close. The only other artist I ever knew that actually understood me.