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I think that ballads are always something where I can really become one with the audiance.

I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overload people.

I love ballads. I'm not into fast songs. I love to put my heart and all of my feelings into a song.

My favorite type of music to sing is definitely those big ballads, I just love doing those power ballads.

I just love ballads. I am obsessed with them, so I've written a lot of those. They just kind of touch on all the different types of emotions. Though, I think poppy, feel - good songs are underrated and not seen as artistic enough.

People call me for the ballads. Apparently that's where I've been pigeonholed. But it's really interesting and really fun. It's my favourite part of the job, writing.

Maybe you could put it out there that I don't have a built-in dislike of ballads. That was kind of the reputation I had back in the Seventies. But I've come around. Ballads have become something of an acquired taste.

I don't just do power ballads. I have a lot of up-tempo stuff, too - like 'Can't Fight the Moonlight.'

Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.

I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of ballads back-to-back?