Andre Rieu

When my twin grandchildren, Linda and Lyeke, were born two years ago, it changed me. I felt it was the essence of what life is about, and I cried all day. When my son Pierre, their father, was born I didn't cry like that. ”

The waltz can be sad and at the same time uplifting. You have to see life from both sides, and the waltz encapsulates that. If you're in my audience you give yourself to me and the waltz will grab you. ”

The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing humor to the world. ”

It is a real piece of art if you can make a waltz sound like it is the easiest piece of music to play, because it's really not. ”

I'm an un-healable positive optimist. ”

Now, I've changed my life to make sure I work only on what I love. ”

I was the black sheep of the family, and my mother never really understood me. ”

I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time. ”

I am a showman in the traditional sense, but modern, too. I like to use sets and lighting to create magic. ”

I believe that music in itself heals and that everything is about the power of the mind. I thought if you are happy, you don't get ill. Your health is in your head. When you are satisfied with your work, you don't get ill. ”