When I was a young man, I was a baritone, very far from possessing the whole range of the tenor then.

When it becomes clear that no one else shares your level of passion, you are where you belong.

When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight.

I feel like a little boy who is constantly offered new toys.

The high note is not the only thing.

Sometimes pianists try to sound like singers: me personally, I try to sound like a Bösendorfer.

I hope I have given back half the joy music has given me.

My strength is my enthusiasm.

We all have a destiny in accordance with the breadth of our shoulders. My shoulders are broad.

If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently.

But enough joking. I am singing. This is all my life.

Action is the mother of creation.

Postmodernity means the exhilarating freedom to pursue anything, yet mind-boggling uncertainty as to what is worth pursuing and in the name of what one should pursue it.

Beyond my body my veins are invisible.

The happy have whole days, and those they choose. The unhappy have but hours, and those they lose.

True happiness involves the pursuit of worth goals; without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved.

I'd worked in Clockwork Orange with Stanley Kubrick and since Stanley was such a prestigious director this opened all sorts of doors for me - one of them being Star Wars.

It’s all about sticking to your plan and experiencing feelings as they arise. If you are unwilling to feel your feelings, the temptation is to avoid them by jumping off your system

An error means a child needs help, not a reprimand or ridicule for doing something wrong.

It's an important thing to remember where you came from.

I love to produce a track and then play it for the crowd; that's the biggest kick for me!