I love the classics but there are many new ideas to be made into reality. I'd rather be concerned with my own thing. There are many masters of classical piano so I'll leave it to them.

Music is the center of my life.

I demand perfection in what I do, and I practice very hard before I give a concert-sometimes three to six hours a day.

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

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

I'm a real rebel with a cause.

When a child is gifted, people try to help that child.