I am a very simple person. In spite of all that has happened to me, I have tried to remain the simple person I started out.

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.

There is no prodigy in our profession. If you see all the great singer of the past, none of them are.

I am a tenor buff. I hear myself.

I remember quite well that 10,000 audience sang with us three on the spot, and ever since then, I always thought the Chinese audience are the greatest audience.

If your body is not in shape to sing [from the diaphragm] you will push and push but keep falling back on your throat to make the sound. This will ruin your voice.

I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent, and this is what I have devoted my life to.