"Herbert von Karajan always rolled out a magic carpet for us, the singers. With him, our musical work took on another dimension."

"Aren’t we all, in one way or another, trying to find a solution to the problem of reality? If I get this job, this girl, this guy, these shoes. If I pass this exam, eat this pizza, drink this booze, g…"

"That is the spirit of the music: to not leave anyone out, to be inclusive."

"We human beings are tuned such that we crave great melody and great lyrics. And if somebody writes a great song, it's timeless that we as humans are going to feel something for that and there's going …"

"This is a song about the reason we all came down here today, and that's because we love music. This is a crowd-surfing song."