I have two speeds, nothing and full pelt.

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 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.

I'm an un-healable positive optimist.

I have two speeds, nothing and full pelt.

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

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.