One of the best things in being Richard Clayderman is to be offered the opportunity to perform on stage again (and again) in the 5 continents of the world.

In fact, there is no worst thing about being Richard Clayderman.  Sometimes I wish I could be anonymous in order not to be approached by people who want to talk with me or get an autograph but that is part of being Richard Clayderman which I happily and willingly accept.

I dream that I am on stage in front of an audience and I do not remember what I'm to play...  I don't remember the notes.  I wake up in a complete sweat and I'm relieved that it is only a dream...

It's true that I give a lot of concerts each year but I go home as much as I can to see my wife and my son.  My wife really understands and she never complains about it because she knows that I love performing live and we always find each other again with extreme joy.

I like spending time with my family, going for a walk with my wife and son in the forest or on the beach when there is not too many people.  I also like to pick up my son from school or take him to his basketball club.  He really adores basketball and he plays very well.  I like going shopping...  doing simple things and most of all not thinking of anything.

When I have to get up very early to catch a plane I hate getting up but when I know that I have time enough to do a little jogging along the seaside or in a beautiful park then I'm delighted.

I'm happy too when I have time to start working on a new piece of music which I have selected and when slowly I achieve the sound I want.

1. My nickname is Phiphi and all my close friends call me Phiphi.
2. I pay a lot of attention to what I eat in order to maintain my weight but it is true that when I see a beautiful dessert kit is hard to resist... I do love pastries!!!
3. One of my deepest regrets is not to be gifted in languages.  I wish I was as it would be very helpful in my international career but definitely I am not.

One of them is that I'm meticulous.  I like things to be perfectly in order, organised, and clean but in a way which is quite close to being too much...  I try to fight against this indulgence but it is not easy to change such...

In the past I have had up to 3 pianos in my home at the same time.  Now I just have a grand piano in the drawing room and several electric pianos in other rooms.  Today electric pianos are excellent, their keyboards are very similar to acoustic pianos and the advantage is that I can practice at night or early morning as I can adjust the volume therefore I do not disturb my family or the neighbours as acoustic pianos can be very loud...

I would like to have kept my old pianos but it was a question of space as I would have had to build another house just for my favourite pianos...