$12 According to The Register, as of 2010, Astley had directly received only $12 in performance royalties від YouTube. Although by that time the song had been played 39 million times, Astley did not compose the song і був отриманий тільки для прикладу share of sound recording copyright.
Практика rickrolling started в 2007 на imageboard 4chan. The first-ever rickroll involved a link promising to be a trailer для гри “Grand Theft Auto IV,” що instead directed excited gamers до “Never Gonna Give You Up” music video.
Lene BausagerRick Astley / Wife (m. 2003) Personal life. Astley has been married to film producer Lene Bausager since 2003 року.