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title: "3 Strauss Quotes By Andre Rieu"
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> [When I was 4 or 5, I attended my father's concerts. He very often played Strauss waltzes as encores and I saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/when-i-was-4-or-5-i-attended-my-father-s-concerts-he-very-often/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

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> [I was so busy with my studies that I didn't have a musical idol as a teenager. Later, around my 20s, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/i-was-so-busy-with-my-studies-that-i-didn-t-have-a-musical-idol-as-a/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

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> [I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/i-admire-johann-strauss-a-lot-i-believe-he-was-a-genius-of-his-time/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

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## More by Andre Rieu

> [It is my personality alone that has brought back the waltz and made it a global craze.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/it-is-my-personality-alone-that-has-brought-back-the-waltz-and-made/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [I love reading but I never last very long because I fall asleep right away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/i-love-reading-but-i-never-last-very-long-because-i-fall-asleep-right/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/i-first-picked-up-a-violin-aged-five-i-just-assumed-everyone-played/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached to it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/contrary-to-popular-opinion-classical-music-does-not-have-to-be/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/when-i-was-4-or-5-i-attended-my-father-s-concerts-he-very-often/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [I'm an un-healable positive optimist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/i-m-an-un-healable-positive-optimist/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [Now, I've changed my life to make sure I work only on what I love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/now-i-ve-changed-my-life-to-make-sure-i-work-only-on-what-i-love/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [It doesn't matter as long as there's interaction between me and the audience. That's why they come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/it-doesn-t-matter-as-long-as-there-s-interaction-between-me-and-the/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [We should make decisions in life with our hearts, not our brains, not only in music but in daily life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/we-should-make-decisions-in-life-with-our-hearts-not-our-brains-not/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/critics-or-musicians-who-attack-me-are-jealous-of-my-success-and-the/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [Where would I be without Johann Strauss's beautiful 'Blue Danube?' Without this piece of music I wouldn't be the man I am today. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/where-would-i-be-without-johann-strauss-s-beautiful-blue-danube/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/the-waltz-is-a-very-important-part-of-my-life-it-s-a-very-important/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [When my twin grandchildren, Linda and Lyeke, were born two years ago, it changed me. I felt it was the essence of what life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/when-my-twin-grandchildren-linda-and-lyeke-were-born-two-years-ago-it/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [You go to a pop concert or a classical concert but there's nothing in between.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/you-go-to-a-pop-concert-or-a-classical-concert-but-there-s-nothing-in/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

> [I was so busy with my studies that I didn't have a musical idol as a teenager. Later, around my 20s, I suddenly discovered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-rieu/i-was-so-busy-with-my-studies-that-i-didn-t-have-a-musical-idol-as-a/)

[Andre Rieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-rieu/)

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