When I choose material for an album all these songs I grew up with pour into my head.

My name sounds French but that's just a stage name.

How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?

It doesn't matter to me what is going on today because my music encompasses every kind of mood that exists in human beings. That's my stick.

There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.

I only knew classical music, which to me was the only true music. The only way I could survive at the bar was to mix the classical music with popular songs, and that meant I had to sing. What happened was that I discovered I had a voice plus the talent to mix classical music together with more popular songs, which at the time I detested.

You've got to learn to leave the table When love's no longer being served".