Demis Roussos Quotes

‘I am somebody who believes that every political direction is valid, as with every religion. The basis of Christianity is perfect, just like the basis of Islam. But then the leaders change the direction, and lose the quality.’ – Demis Roussos

‘The human race is getting into a spiritual way of thinking, even if they don’t know about it, because this is the natural need of the human being.’ – Demis Roussos

‘My father had it, my mother had it; we wanted to entertain people.’ – Demis Roussos

‘My music came right on time. It was romantic Mediterranean music addressed to all the people who wanted to go on holiday.’ – Demis Roussos

‘My music was liked by the people.’ – Demis Roussos

‘The reason for my big success in England was the Brits – they started wanting to go on holidays, like Spain and Greece.’ – Demis Roussos

‘Sleep is the secret of life! I must have a comfortable bed, a room at exactly 60 degrees, and complete darkness like a tomb to sleep. If I don’t get 10 hours, then I’m miserable and I make everyone around me miserable.’ – Demis Roussos

‘Everybody loves me.’ – Demis Roussos

‘I am a unique kind of personage and voice! No one else is like me!’ – Demis Roussos

‘The one thing I cannot support in a woman is stupidity.’ – Demis Roussos

‘Australian wine and Australian women – that’s my weak point. Ha ha ha ha.’ – Demis Roussos

‘Everything that happens in the life of a human being, especially artists, who are supposed to be more sensitive, yes, it can affect you. In Lebanon I saw 10- and 12-year-old kids walking around with guns, and I understood how much human actions affect people.’ – Demis Roussos

‘I started as a jazz musician, not a singer, then I became a rock ‘n’ roll artist with Aphrodite’s Child.’ – Demis Roussos

‘Back in ’75 I had five albums in the top 10. Simultaneously. And among them the number one album and the number one single. And my name was mentioned twice or three times in the Guinness Book of Records.’ – Demis Roussos

‘Abba and me, we were the 70s.’ – Demis Roussos

‘It is great to be Greek, because I have one of the best heritages in the world.’ – Demis Roussos

‘One day I had an instinct to put on a kaftan and go out and sing. People liked it out of the blue. An artist should be instinctive.’ – Demis Roussos

‘You know, I am very versatile in music.’ – Demis Roussos

‘I consider all my songs as my children and I don’t think any father gets tired of his children, otherwise he’s not a good father.’ – Demis Roussos

‘Technology is like the 666 because it controls us.’ – Demis Roussos