I like folk songs, but ten horses couldn't bring me to a concert or an opera.

This is very definitely an opera -- there's no spoken dialogue at all, but because of the use of folk songs, it's a very unique type of performance.

For me, cinema is a vice. I love it intimately.

Music is the same to me as it was to Goethe - a pleasant noise. I am an eye man, not an ear man.

I shall make classical music to be enjoyed and accepted by more people. I'll also play more Chinese songs on my albums.

Europeans love American spirituals and folk songs. We also pick folks songs in Spanish that show the connections between cultures related to Spain.