When I was twelve, the biggest name in Rock and Roll was Elvis Presley. I bought an EP, "King Creole". I hid it in the basement, but my mother found it.

I'd like to thank everyone for supporting me and making me believe in my work.

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.

Elvis Presley is my spiritual father, and as you may know Maria Callas is my spiritual mother.

Sometimes I sing very honestly, really as moving as possible.

I approach everything as an absolute outsider. It is the only way I can break so many rules.

I think opera music is very conservative, and Rock and Roll music is conservative as well, and that's why I'm trying to make a bridge between these two elements.