The pomp, power, and military bombast of 'La Marseillaise' draws me into the history of France and my own. The surname I was born with was French: D'Orsay; perhaps an ancestor was amongst those troops that marched to this evocative anthem for the first time as they entered Paris 200 years ago!

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At first I thought I should be a second Beethoven; presently I found that to be another Schubert would be good; then gradually, satisfied with less and less, I resigned to be a Humperdinck.

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I'm in a class by myself, along with people like Rod Stewart.

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Ghosts exist.

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A man can be as sexy as he wants to be.

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Naughtiness is a part of growing up. It starts when you're a toddler and never ends.

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I've had Harleys on both sides of the Atlantic, so I'm a lover of a Harley motorcycle.

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I try to keep myself young as possible. I vow to never let my hair go grey.

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I really enjoy what I do. And if you want a lasting career, you have to work at it. Keep it current. Keep it fresh.

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I don't think you should rely on medicine. I think you should rely upon herbal doctors, acupuncture, and doctors outside the medical world, with different kinds and forms of treatment.

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There are so many people getting dementia. It is like an epidemic now. It is a terrible disease because once you get it, your life changes completely.

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I have always looked after my little girl - my wife - and made sure she is in the safest hands possible at all times. She was always an unbelievably strong woman.

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I've had many highs in my career, and Eurovision has been a wonderful experience.

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'La Marseillaise' sounds best ringing around a packed sports stadium. Its lyrics evoke revolution, conflict, taking up arms, preparing for the fight - everything my music does not! Even in our largely peaceful times, it retains its rousing, martial air that gives it a power that hasn't diminished.

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When the BBC approached me, it just felt right for me to be a part of an institution like Eurovision.

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I am a faith healer. My prayers have immense power, which I utilise whenever I can.

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I bought Jayne Mansfield's mansion in L.A. after her death. I had met her in England and remembered her perfume. When I moved in, I could smell her, and I saw her apparition.

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Elvis stole his sideburns from me.

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I had tuberculosis in my mid-20s. I didn't have much work, was living in a damp London basement in a sleeping bag, and ate only every other day. I looked rough and felt very run down.

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My father was 91 when he passed away of natural causes, and my mother died aged 88. She had a heart condition and had many heart attacks throughout her life, but she had ten children, so that would have put a strain on her body.

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When I'm working, I always eat around 5:30-6 P.M. I don't eat anything after that because I don't think you should put anything into your body before bed.

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