Rick Astley on his unexpected comeback: 'I snuck out the back door and nobody seemed to care'

From topping the charts with Stock Aiken and Waterman, to Rickrolling and Glastonbury, the 1980s pop icon talks to Noel Baker about his very unexpected career comeback

Rick Astley in the studio re-recording Never Gonna Give You Up, as part of a campaign with Specsavers regarding hearing loss.

Rick Astley has many attributes, including a sense of humour. And why wouldn’t he, when his interviewer falls through a bed.

Following 30 minutes of engaging discussion on Zoom, the bed on which your correspondent has been perched suddenly, dramatically, gives way.