I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.

That's why I've never thought of retiring because I do it all the time whether on the stage or off. I found that in a precarious situation, a smile is the shortest distance between people. When one needs to reach out for sympathy or a link with people, what better way is there?

My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.

Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.

I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.

The oboe sounds like a clarinet with a cold.

They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert.