If I didn't start singing in the cabarets and on my albums, I could have never even tried something like 'Capone.'
“Many, many years ago, I was one of the few conductors who talked to the audience and now a lot of classical conductors have figured it out... otherwise, you just get the back of someone's head playing music you could hear on a CD. It's not enough anymore.”
“I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.”