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I don't like traditions, I am very personal, very independent, I don't like intimate ladies, I mean in German lieder there's a lot of copy, a lot of imitation, a lot of tradition, and this I have put it aside.

Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can't even describe, aren't even aware of.

I don't believe in an 'all-about-me' culture. It's about the group.

Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.

If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions.

I guess I am a bit of a traditionalist.

I have great respect for Catholic traditions; my family is Catholic, and it's part of my life.

I have a dread of sounding pretentious and try not to talk too much about what I do.

I'm not normally the kind of person who holds on to grudges, I'm really not.