Engelbert Humperdinck Quotes

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Engelbert Humperdinck

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 2, 1936

I recorded songs with a great deal of meaning, songs of lasting material. That's the legacy I want to leave behind - a legacy of love.

Engelbert Humperdinck

Gene Simmons and I look so much alike!

Engelbert Humperdinck

I learned a lot from Elvis. He never took his image seriously. So many performers today put their image before themselves. It can ruin them. Like Elvis, I never took my image seriously.

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I don't ever want to think my time is up as a performer. I have been afforded the opportunity to sell 150 million albums, to travel to places I never thought I would go. I'm going to keep on performing. I hope it never ends.

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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.

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I'm a very good husband. And a very good father.

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My first manager chose the name Engelbert Humperdinck for me. My real name is Arnold George Dorsey. It didn't really quite hit the entertainment industry the way it should have. But when my manager chose the name Engelbert Humperdinck, I had a hit record immediately, which was called 'Release Me.'

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I can go in front of thousands of people on stage and not be afraid, but when there's just a few people, that scares me.

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

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I like the name Engelbert. It's unusual. But Humperdinck? Not so much.

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I am not a circus performer.

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There are times when adverse publicity has hit my life, but these things are the growing pains of showbiz marriage.

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I am a balladeer. People fall in love to ballads, and that is what makes the world go round.

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I've seen many great performers on stage, from Dean Martin to Celine Dion, but nothing beats the first time I saw Elvis. There was no pomp, no pyrotechnics, nothing to distract you from the raw talent of the man in the white jumpsuit.

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I have dreams where everything will disappear or go away, so I'm always working harder each year.

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My fans have supported me in concerts around the world regardless of how well my current album was selling.

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In my concerts, I'm always doing new songs, so someone seeing me for the first time or many times before will be pleasantly surprised and hopefully entertained.

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When people hear romantic songs, they fall in love.

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I have represented romance all my life. Some have called me the 'King of Romance.'

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

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