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

I'm an un-healable positive optimist.

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.

It is my personality alone that has brought back the waltz and made it a global craze.

I was a fat child and loved cake, perhaps because it was the only sweet thing in my life.

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

For me, I always like to get up bright and early.