Rick Astley Has Never Rickrolled Anyone — But Says He ‘Appreciates the Life’ the Viral Song Gave Him (Exclusive)
Rick Astley in 1982 and in 2025.Photo:Frank Hempel/United Archives via Getty; Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Frank Hempel/United Archives via Getty; Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Rick Astleymay be cemented in music history for the viral“Rickrolling”prank, but he’s never actually pulled it himself. Two decades after the English singer’s iconic track“Never Gonna Give You Up”became an instant sensation — topping charts in the United States, United Kingdom and more — the ’80s earworm was introduced to a new generation, thanks to one of the Internet’s first viral moments....