Engelbert Humperdinck Quotes

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Engelbert Humperdinck

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 2, 1936

I've always believed applause is food for an artist.

Engelbert Humperdinck

My first manager was Gordon Mills, who I'd met right at the beginning. We shared a flat in London and traveled with rock bands doing one-nighters. Later, he became a songwriter and manager whose stable was Tom Jones, Gilbert O'Sullivan, and myself.

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I don't want to slow down. It's my life. I love being on the road and giving concerts.

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When the BBC approached me, it just felt right for me to be a part of an institution like Eurovision.

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A man can be as sexy as he wants to be.

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I always take a hot shower before I go onstage. It's so refreshing. I let the steam into my throat. That's the way I warm up my vocal cords - in the shower. I start by humming and then finally singing.

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I've had many highs in my career, and Eurovision has been a wonderful experience.

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I think prayer is one of the greatest healers around, more than medication.

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I work out: I do a little jump-rope. I punch a bag in the gym. I do the treadmill. I do stationary-bike exercise. I maintain a healthy diet.

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The pomp, power, and military bombast of 'La Marseillaise' draws me into the history of France and my own. The surname I was born with was French: D'Orsay; perhaps an ancestor was amongst those troops that marched to this evocative anthem for the first time as they entered Paris 200 years ago!

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'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.

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I am a faith healer. My prayers have immense power, which I utilise whenever I can.

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Elvis stole his sideburns from me.

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When I'm working, I always eat around 5:30-6 P.M. I don't eat anything after that because I don't think you should put anything into your body before bed.

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I have a nine handicap in golf - I can always find time for a round - and I'm on my treadmill and cross-trainer every day.

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I'm very superstitious.

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I have a very good sense of humour. I love telling jokes, especially on the golf course.

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I've had Harleys on both sides of the Atlantic, so I'm a lover of a Harley motorcycle.

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I don't put faces on a dartboard. I just love the game, and I think I play it very well.

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I do believe I did see UFOs, in Leicester.

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