Dutch - Musician | October 1, 1949 -
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.
Andre Rieu
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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.
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It is my personality alone that has brought back the waltz and made it a global craze.
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I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.
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Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy.
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I am a showman in the traditional sense, but modern, too. I like to use sets and lighting to create magic.
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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.
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I was the black sheep of the family, and my mother never really understood me.
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I was a fat child and loved cake, perhaps because it was the only sweet thing in my life.
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Mozart composed his music not for the elite, but for everybody.
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You go to a pop concert or a classical concert but there's nothing in between.
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It doesn't matter as long as there's interaction between me and the audience. That's why they come.
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