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I am singing in an operatic voice for the public, to bring something more to Rock and Roll. Because in a Rock and Roll performance, the singer talks to the public whereas in Opera the singer only talks to a character, inside a story. The public sees this as a picture, I want to transport this picture into the room where the public is.
Every time I bought a Rock and Roll record, I bought a classical record at the same time. I like each as well as the other.
Well, you know, I am in the business and I like to promote myself.
What makes life complicated is the things that are on me and it is very hard to keep things simple. I see it as I am complicated and there is innocence to this.
When I was twelve, the biggest name in Rock and Roll was Elvis Presley. I bought an EP, "King Creole". I hid it in the basement, but my mother found it.
I'd like to thank everyone for supporting me and making me believe in my work.
People are so nice to each other on holidays ... especially at Christmas. Why don't people beat up each other at Christmas? Now that would be fun!
I do kind of transcend the song and give it a different meaning.
There are moments in my show that are very moving as well as amusing.
Sometimes I sing very honestly, really as moving as possible.
I see myself as universal, not as a German, American, French or whatever, because we all live on this planet. We're all living on the earth.
I think I do have my own technique. I don't like to depend on teachers. So I'm walking on my own way, and I try to be as natural as I can. I think it's the only way to be yourself.
It was just as shocking for me to sing opera in a falsetto soprano in Germany.
I feel threatened, and sometimes it makes me angry because I can't do anything about that, there's just too many issues. But in a way I think my work is meant to get people out of that.
People should allow me to be many things, really give me the room to put things in another dimension.
I'm from Planet Nomi where I wear black lipstick so you can see my lips and what I am doing with them.
