A biography for Demis Roussoshasn’t been written yet.
“The reason for my big success in England was the Brits - they started wanting to go on holidays, like Spain and Greece.”
“I am not like any other singer in America - I am a new creation.”
“Even Andy Warhol had a copy of '666.'”
“It is not every day that a pop superstar gets involved with terrorism as a victim, so the press takes advantage of that to say things they think are funny.”
“Abba and me, we were the 70s.”
“The only thing I could do was play music, because I'd studied classical guitar, trumpet and piano at the American School in Alexandria. So I started out with two other boys in little clubs in Athens. I became a singer by default when our lead vocalist was late one night. Someone had to sing.”
“I'm obsessed with 666 because the best way to fight your enemy is to know him, and of course my enemy is the devil, as it should be every sensible man's enemy.”
“When I went to England the first time, everyone asked the same question - how come you're so big in Europe and nothing in England. And I told them that all the continents, they're coming, one by one.”
“My father had it, my mother had it; we wanted to entertain people.”
“I have been very, very lucky.”
“I wanted so much to come to America and have America hear my music.”
“It is great to be Greek, because I have one of the best heritages in the world.”
“I love women, I always liked women - no secret about that.”
“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.”
“I don't have any regrets. I have made over 60 million people happy with my records.”
“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.”
“It's true that a song or an entertainer isn't really a hit unless he's a hit in America as well as Europe.”
“You know, I am very versatile in music.”
“My records have done very well in Europe and I want Americans to like my music too.”
“Australian wine and Australian women - that's my weak point. Ha ha ha ha.”