Engelbert Humperdinck Quotes
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I am a faith healer. My prayers have immense power, which I utilise whenever I can.
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'Driving Home For Christmas' is just a great Christmas song because people are in their cars and driving home.
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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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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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There's something very special about playing Las Vegas, and I never tire of being here.
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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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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've always believed applause is food for an artist.
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If I'm in a city I haven't been in before, I believe if I go into a church and ask a favor, it will be granted. It's part of my belief, and that's what I do.
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I bought Jayne Mansfield's mansion in L.A. after her death. I had met her in England and remembered her perfume. When I moved in, I could smell her, and I saw her apparition.
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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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When I'm performing, sometimes a lyric will touch on my personal life, and it can be difficult to sing. For instance, when I sing 'How I Love You,' I'll choke up.
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I'm in a class by myself, along with people like Rod Stewart.
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From me growing up with a large family and everybody singing around the Christmas tree, it was a wonderful, wonderful upbringing.
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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 like rude jokes. They're men jokes.
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When people hear romantic songs, they fall in love.
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Elvis stole his sideburns from me.
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The vocal chords are like most other muscles that need to be worked out.
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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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I have represented romance all my life. Some have called me the King of Romance.
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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 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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Eventually, when I recorded Release Me, it sort of stamped my style, and I've followed in that vein ever since.