Dutch - Musician | October 1, 1949 -
I am travelling half the year around the world, every year, so coming home is one of the most beautiful things.
Andre Rieu
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We should make decisions in life with our hearts, not our brains, not only in music but in daily life.
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Other people might want a Ferrari, but I wanted a butterfly house. I built it together with a blacksmith. We designed it together.
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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.
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Where would I be without Johann Strauss's beautiful 'Blue Danube?' Without this piece of music I wouldn't be the man I am today. It's a tune that brings out the emotion in everyone and makes them want to waltz.
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I was so busy with my studies that I didn't have a musical idol as a teenager. Later, around my 20s, I suddenly discovered the Beatles and the Rolling Stones but I guess my musical idol has always been Strauss.
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The classical music world is so snobbish.
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I think there are people who use classical music to say, 'I am better than you, because I know all the rules and you don't.' You're not allowed to have fun or entertain.
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I have 120 people in my payroll without any government giving me any money. We live off the tickets and the records I sell. That is very unusual.
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Now, I've changed my life to make sure I work only on what I love.
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I have two speeds, nothing and full pelt.
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I'm an un-healable positive optimist.
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