Tilly Time
September, 1988
Singer Rick Astley, 22, doesn't immediately impress. His bland round face makes you think of the sort of neighborhood kid who delivers the papers--that is, until he opens his mouth. Where, you have to ask, is that big boomer of a voice coming from? "I don't really know," says Astley. "I've never taken a voice lesson in my life. I just listened to a lot of American black singers, and I guess their styles rubbed off on me." Guess so. Astley's first hit, Never Gonna Give You Up,...
