It is my personality alone that has brought back the waltz and made it a global craze. — Andre Rieu Craze Copy Share Image
I love reading but I never last very long because I fall asleep right away. — Andre Rieu Asleep Copy Share Image
I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played. — Andre Rieu Aged Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached… — Andre Rieu Circles Copy Share Image
When I was 4 or 5, I attended my father's concerts. He very often played Strauss waltzes as encores and I saw… — Andre Rieu Attended Copy Share Image
Now, I've changed my life to make sure I work only on what I love. — Andre Rieu Changed Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter as long as there's interaction between me and the audience. That's why they come. — Andre Rieu Audience Copy Share Image
We should make decisions in life with our hearts, not our brains, not only in music but in daily life. — Andre Rieu Daily Copy Share Image
Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy. — Andre Rieu Critics Copy Share Image
Where would I be without Johann Strauss's beautiful 'Blue Danube?' Without this piece of music I wouldn't be the man I am… — Andre Rieu Am Copy Share Image
The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing… — Andre Rieu Humor Copy Share Image
When my twin grandchildren, Linda and Lyeke, were born two years ago, it changed me. I felt it was the essence of… — Andre Rieu About Copy Share Image
You go to a pop concert or a classical concert but there's nothing in between. — Andre Rieu Between Copy Share Image
I was so busy with my studies that I didn't have a musical idol as a teenager. Later, around my 20s, I… — Andre Rieu Always Copy Share Image
Other people might want a Ferrari, but I wanted a butterfly house. I built it together with a blacksmith. We designed it… — Andre Rieu Built Copy Share Image
I was a fat child and loved cake, perhaps because it was the only sweet thing in my life. — Andre Rieu Cake Copy Share Image
I was the black sheep of the family, and my mother never really understood me. — Andre Rieu Black Copy Share Image
I am travelling half the year around the world, every year, so coming home is one of the most beautiful things. — Andre Rieu Around the world Copy Share Image
I have 120 people in my payroll without any government giving me any money. We live off the tickets and the records… — Andre Rieu Any Copy Share Image
I know that when I like music, when it touches my heart, that it will touch your heart, too. That, I think,… — Andre Rieu Heart Copy Share Image
It is a real piece of art if you can make a waltz sound like it is the easiest piece of music… — Andre Rieu Art Copy Share Image