Elvis Presley is my spiritual father, and as you may know Maria Callas is my spiritual mother.
It was just as shocking for me to sing opera in a falsetto soprano in Germany.
A man without makeup is like a cake without icing.
I want to accomplish my work and fulfill my dreams, and do something with my life, and I hope I'll be able to accomplish it. It's very much work, but I like it.
I do kind of transcend the song and give it a different meaning.
People do accuse me of being just decorative or an escapist - well I am. That's what I do. I am other things as well. I transcend the song and give it a different meaning.