I believe that music in itself heals and that everything is about the power of the mind. I thought if you are happy, you don't get ill. Your health i…

- Andre Rieu

We should make decisions in life with our hearts, not our brains, not only in music but in daily life.

- Andre Rieu

Mozart composed his music not for the elite, but for everybody.

- Andre Rieu

I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time.

- Andre Rieu

I make music to touch the souls of people as it's a language we all can speak.

- Andre Rieu

I'm an un-healable positive optimist.

- Andre Rieu

It is a real piece of art if you can make a waltz sound like it is the easiest piece of music to play, because it's really not.

- Andre Rieu

The waltz can be sad and at the same time uplifting. You have to see life from both sides, and the waltz encapsulates that. If you're in my audience …

- Andre Rieu

I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.

- Andre Rieu