Andre Rieu famous quotes

06-24-2025

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.
-- Andre Rieu

#Art #Real #Play
I was a fat child and loved cake, perhaps because it was the only sweet thing in my life.
-- Andre Rieu

#Sweet #Children #Cake
I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time.
-- Andre Rieu

#Believe #Genius #I Believe
The classical music world is so snobbish.
-- Andre Rieu

#World #Classical Music #Snobbish
I love reading but I never last very long because I fall asleep right away.
-- Andre Rieu

#Fall #Reading #Long
Now, I've changed my life to make sure I work only on what I love.
-- Andre Rieu

#Changed #Changed My Life
I have two speeds, nothing and full pelt.
-- Andre Rieu

#Two #Speed
I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.
-- Andre Rieu

#Violin #Firsts
We should make decisions in life with our hearts, not our brains, not only in music but in daily life.
-- Andre Rieu

#Heart #Decision #Brain
I know that when I like music, when it touches my heart, that it will touch your heart, too. That, I think, is the secret to my success.
-- Andre Rieu

#Heart #Thinking #Secret
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.
-- Andre Rieu

#Uplifting #Giving #Sides
I am travelling half the year around the world, every year, so coming home is one of the most beautiful things.
-- Andre Rieu

#Beautiful #Home #Years
When I'm not on tour, I love to have a long breakfast at home in my garden.
-- Andre Rieu

#Home #Garden #Long
It is my personality alone that has brought back the waltz and made it a global craze.
-- Andre Rieu

#Personality #Made #Craze
I make music to touch the souls of people as it's a language we all can speak.
-- Andre Rieu

#People #Soul #Language
Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached to it. It's there for everyone. I play for the people.
-- Andre Rieu

#Play #Circles #People
I'm an un-healable positive optimist.
-- Andre Rieu

#Optimist
Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy.
-- Andre Rieu

#Jealous #People #Facts
I am a showman in the traditional sense, but modern, too. I like to use sets and lighting to create magic.
-- Andre Rieu

#Magic #Use #Modern
I was the black sheep of the family, and my mother never really understood me.
-- Andre Rieu

#Mother #Sheep #Black
For me, I always like to get up bright and early.
-- Andre Rieu
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.
-- Andre Rieu

#Believe #Mind #Ill
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

#Important #World #Way
Mozart composed his music not for the elite, but for everybody.
-- Andre Rieu

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