These are a few of my favorite things
Answers Andre gave during an interview on Austrian Radio, when I find out more favorite things I will add them here.
Name Andre Leon Nicolas Marie Rieu
Home Maastricht
Height 1 meter 84 (6'1")
Weight 82 kilo (180 lbs) Mmmm, sometimes more
Shoe size 43
Marital status Married
Date of Birth I do not remember
Hair color I do not know, what is this. Brown
Eye color Blue. Said it in an exaggerated fashion
Favorite movie Sound of Music
Favorite flower Rose
Favorite animal My dogs
Favorite Hobby Building. Repairing and restoring houses
(Now we know why he bought the castle)
Favorite Food Cheese fondue
Favorite Color Bright Blue
Favorites sports person I do not know. Hermann Maier
(Interviewer suggested this Austrian skier and Andre agreed) Favorite
colleagues My whole Orchestra
Favorite car Mercedes Mclaren or a Ferrari Enzo is nice too.
Favorite profession Musician
Favorite musician Many, Many
Favorite City Maastricht, where I live.
Favorite perfume What is the name? Jako I think
(Jako is a men's fragrance. I am not sure if I understood it correctly)
Favorite activity Work
Favorite ring tone Mine, It sound like a rooster. He makes a rooster sound.
Favorite saying By Ravel. (Andre first says it in French, then translates it into German, so this is
my translation of the German:) "Inspiration is nothing but the reward of
daily work. Meaning one should not just sit and wait and hope that
inspiration comes but one should just work and then it will come. I
think that is a great saying because it is so true.
Answers Andre gave during an interview on Austrian Radio, when I find out more favorite things I will add them here.
Name Andre Leon Nicolas Marie Rieu
Home Maastricht
Height 1 meter 84 (6'1")
Weight 82 kilo (180 lbs) Mmmm, sometimes more
Shoe size 43
Marital status Married
Date of Birth I do not remember
Hair color I do not know, what is this. Brown
Eye color Blue. Said it in an exaggerated fashion
Favorite movie Sound of Music
Favorite flower Rose
Favorite animal My dogs
Favorite Hobby Building. Repairing and restoring houses
(Now we know why he bought the castle)
Favorite Food Cheese fondue
Favorite Color Bright Blue
Favorites sports person I do not know. Hermann Maier
(Interviewer suggested this Austrian skier and Andre agreed) Favorite
colleagues My whole Orchestra
Favorite car Mercedes Mclaren or a Ferrari Enzo is nice too.
Favorite profession Musician
Favorite musician Many, Many
Favorite City Maastricht, where I live.
Favorite perfume What is the name? Jako I think
(Jako is a men's fragrance. I am not sure if I understood it correctly)
Favorite activity Work
Favorite ring tone Mine, It sound like a rooster. He makes a rooster sound.
Favorite saying By Ravel. (Andre first says it in French, then translates it into German, so this is
my translation of the German:) "Inspiration is nothing but the reward of
daily work. Meaning one should not just sit and wait and hope that
inspiration comes but one should just work and then it will come. I
think that is a great saying because it is so true.
Andre now I am going to give you a choice of two things.
Pork chops or Sushi I have to choose? In that case pork chops, although I like sushi too.
Robin Williams of Madonna Madonna, because she is a woman.
Bald or overweight Overweight
Soccer or skiing Soccer
Holland or the Netherlands The Netherlands, it is the whole county, while Holland for us is the
North. When we talk about Holland it is to the North of us.
André, if you could be…
From a French article, Translated by Hermina/Sonja
A Season?
Autumn, because I was born in October, and I love the color of nature at this time.
A Country?
The world…. I am a citizen of the world.
A Town?
Maastricht in Holland, my town…
An Animal?
An elephant. I love elephants very much. Look at my necktie, it has approximately ten designs. I love them,
because they are strong and amiable, but they can also look at each other with rage, if they have to.
That shows a little of myself, this here (Laughter)…
An Odor?
The perfume of roses.
A Holiday?
Christmas. It is sacred for me. Every year we celebrate it with the family in Holland. I get offered a lot of money to
play on the evening of the 24th of December, I always refused it.
A Color?
Red… I like it very much. (Mmm, in the earlier interview he said blue)
A Word?
Courage!
A Film?
The Melody of Happiness.
A Trait?
The perseverance.
A Fault?
Impatience
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Ferarri
Mercedes
The Vrijthof in Maastricht
Wily
