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Creativity Quote by Bryan Ferry

"I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could easily do that one day"

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There’s an art to sounding casual while quietly signaling ambition, and Bryan Ferry nails it here. The line is built from hedges: “I mean,” “so many,” “I like,” “could,” “easily,” “one day.” None of those words commit him to anything, yet together they sketch a future project that feels both inevitable and breezily unforced. It’s the veteran musician’s version of leaving a door half-open so the audience can imagine what’s behind it.

The “his” matters. Ferry isn’t talking about his own catalog; he’s positioning himself as a listener first, a curator second. That’s a classic late-career move: step out of the competitive frame and into lineage. Admiration becomes a kind of passport. Saying he likes “so many” songs doesn’t just flatter the subject; it implies depth of study, the authority to interpret rather than merely cover.

“Do that” is also pointedly vague, suggesting a tribute record, a live set of reinterpretations, or a one-off performance. The ambiguity is strategic. In pop culture, where every announcement gets treated like a contract, Ferry’s phrasing keeps agency with the artist and anticipation with the fans. It’s soft-launch language: he’s testing the temperature without being pinned down.

Contextually, it fits Ferry’s whole persona - refinement, taste, control. Even when he’s teasing something as potentially sentimental as a tribute, he frames it as an aesthetic decision, not a confessional. The subtext: I’m still curious, still listening, still capable of reshaping someone else’s work into my own style - just don’t make me promise a release date.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Ferry, Bryan. (2026, January 16). I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could easily do that one day. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-mean-there-are-so-many-of-his-songs-that-i-like-139422/

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Ferry, Bryan. "I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could easily do that one day." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-mean-there-are-so-many-of-his-songs-that-i-like-139422/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could easily do that one day." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-mean-there-are-so-many-of-his-songs-that-i-like-139422/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Bryan Ferry (born September 26, 1945) is a Musician from England.

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