Liberace
Liberace
Władziu Valentino Liberace, mononymously known as Liberace, was an American pianist, singer, and actor. A child prodigy and the son of working-class immigrants, Liberace enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame, from the 1950s to the 1970s, Liberace was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established residencies in Las Vegas, and an international touring schedule. Liberace embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth16 May 1919
CityWest Allis, WI
CountryUnited States of America
Nobody will believe in you unless you believe in yourself.
When the reviews are bad I tell my staff that they can join me as I cry all the way to the bank.
My whole trick is to keep the tune well out in front. If I play Tchaikovsky, I play his melodies and skip his spiritual struggle.
Nakedness makes us democratic, adornment makes us individuals.
I've done my bit for motion pictures-I've stopped making them.
I had to dare a little bit. Who am I kidding-I had to dare a lot. Dont wear one ring, wear five or six. People ask how I can play with all those rings, and I reply, Very well, thank you.
Why don't I just step out and slip into something more spectacular?
I have an eye for new and refreshing talent,
Anyone that dares begrudge what I have today, just better get off their duff and do something about it.
You know the bank I used to cry all the way to. I bought it.
What you said hurt me very much. I cried all the way to the bank.
You can have either the Resurrection or you can have Liberace. But you can't have both.
I feel that if entertainment is that important, the media, then it's my duty, not only to mankind but to God, to fulfill the promise that I carry on this work. If someone, for instance, can forget their pains and their ills and their strife by watching any performer then I think this work is worthwhile.
I don't profess to be a healer, a minister, a priest. I feel as an entertainer I can do more good for the world than I would if I were a soapbox orator or a self-made politician.