Andre Rieu Professions : ViolinistBorn : October 1, 1949 Browse All Authors Quotes From Andre Rieu It is a real piece of art if you can make a waltz sound like it is the easiest piece of music to play, because it's really not. Andre Rieu realplayart I make music to touch the souls of people as it's a language we all can speak. Andre Rieu languagesoulpeople Now, I've changed my life to make sure I work only on what I love. Andre Rieu changed-my-lifeive-changedchanged The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing humor to the world. Andre Rieu importantwayworld I was a fat child and loved cake, perhaps because it was the only sweet thing in my life. Andre Rieu cakesweetchildren Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached to it. It's there for everyone. I play for the people. Andre Rieu circlesplaypeople The waltz can be sad and at the same time uplifting. You have to see life from both sides, and the waltz encapsulates that. If you're in my audience you give yourself to me and the waltz will grab you. Andre Rieu upliftingsidesgiving I believe that music in itself heals and that everything is about the power of the mind. I thought if you are happy, you don't get ill. Your health is in your head. When you are satisfied with your work, you don't get ill. Andre Rieu illmindbelieve Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy. Andre Rieu jealousmusicianpeople 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. Andre Rieu secretheartthinking For me, I always like to get up bright and early. Andre Rieu get-up I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time. Andre Rieu i-believegeniusbelieve The classical music world is so snobbish. Andre Rieu snobbishclassical-musicworld I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played. Andre Rieu violinfivefirsts We should make decisions in life with our hearts, not our brains, not only in music but in daily life. Andre Rieu decisionbrainheart It is my personality alone that has brought back the waltz and made it a global craze. Andre Rieu crazepersonalitymade Mozart composed his music not for the elite, but for everybody. Andre Rieu elites I was the black sheep of the family, and my mother never really understood me. Andre Rieu blackmothersheep I am a showman in the traditional sense, but modern, too. I like to use sets and lighting to create magic. Andre Rieu modernmagicuse I love reading but I never last very long because I fall asleep right away. Andre Rieu readinglongfall Similar Authors Bronislaw Huberman violinist Anne Akiko Meyers violinist Aleksey Igudesman violinist Itzhak Perlman violinist Isaac Stern violinist David Kim violinistAll Authors
