Engelbert Humperdinck

Musician

1936-05-02

Quotes by Engelbert Humperdinck

• I have a very staunch following, and I've had fan clubs all over the world. And these people I term as my 'cheerleaders' - my 'spark plugs.'

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• My father was 91 when he passed away of natural causes, and my mother died aged 88. She had a heart condition and had many heart attacks throughout her life, but she had ten children, so that would have put a strain on her body.

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• I've had more paternity suits than casual suits.

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• 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 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 had tuberculosis in my mid-20s. I didn't have much work, was living in a damp London basement in a sleeping bag, and ate only every other day. I looked rough and felt very run down.

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• I was very unsure of myself when I was young and an ugly little beggar with protruding teeth, so I used to lie on them at night to try to straighten them.

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• When I walk on stage, it's a release valve for me. Life is stressful anyway, so therefore, when I walk on stage, it releases all those stressful situations, and I feel good about myself.

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• I had a home in Las Vegas for about eight years, starting in 1978.

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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 try to keep myself young as possible. I vow to never let my hair go grey.

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• I drink a lot of water and a lot of wine. I'm a wine drinker. Red wine, preferably.

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

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• I played to the biggest audience I've ever played to in my life in New Zealand. I couldn't see the end of the crowd. I understand it was over 200,000 people in a park somewhere.

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