Engelbert Humperdinck

From me growing up with a large family and everybody singing around the Christmas tree, it was a wonderful, wonderful upbringing.

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

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.

I know I haven't spent a lot of time with my children because my job takes me all over the world and takes me away from my children, but I've given them a good education and security. If anything happens to me, my children's future is well-secured. So I think I've done well as a father.

The job of an artist is to entertain and not get involved with politics. We give the people in the countries we are visiting a good show - that's the purpose of an entertainer.

In my early days, I sang rock stuff, but the career didn't kick until '67.

My job is to entertain people and make them happy. I'm blessed to be able to do that.

I still get nervous before every performance.

There is no harm in showing your feelings. It's not unmanly.

When I first got successful, I was particularly aware of being immaculate at all times, so I would get on a plane in one outfit, and get off in another. It doesn't happen in today's world, but when you are met by the press at both ends, you do have to.

In the end, I didn't think I was good enough to use sax as a stage performer to get where I wanted, and thank God I chose my voice as my instrument instead. You need to be honest with yourself, and I was.

There's something very special about playing Las Vegas, and I never tire of being here.