44 Quotes by Andre Rieu

I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.

It is my personality alone that has brought back the waltz and made it a global craze.

When I was 4 or 5, I attended my father's concerts. He very often played Strauss waltzes as encores and I saw something happening with the audience.

Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy.

I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time.

I am a showman in the traditional sense, but modern, too. I like to use sets and lighting to create magic.

I have 120 people in my payroll without any government giving me any money. We live off the tickets and the records I sell. That is very unusual.

I know that when I like music, when it touches my heart, that it will touch your heart, too. That, I think, is the secret to my success.

I love reading but I never last very long because I fall asleep right away.