I then realized that I could never be satisfied again with the mere natural charm of my voice, that I had to constantly paint when singing, melting all the colors, expressing reds and blacks that had to be less primary but bursting with subtly colored combinations.

Sometimes pianists try to sound like singers: me personally, I try to sound like a Bösendorfer.

I am never wrong when it comes to my possibilities.

Let us be clear: I take ten times more money for a concert than for an opera performance.

It is strange, but nobody is shocked when pop singers make a fortune in the space of two years.

Singing becomes a form of therapy.

The voice collects and translates your bad physical health, your emotional worries, your personal troubles.