World-renowned French-Armenian singer, songwriter, actor, public activist, and diplomat Charles Aznavour will take to the stage at the Greek Theater, in Los Angeles, Saturday for the first of three North American shows, and, in this connection, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with France’s most famous crooner.

In response to the question on what keeps him working so consistently at an age when most people are retired, Aznavour stated: 

“If you don’t constantly work and have ideas, we age in our minds and that is the most terrible aging. The knees are difficult, but as long as the mind is working, everything works. I have plenty of plans for another ten years. I want to be the only singer still singing on stage at 100 years old. That will be great, the only one in the world!  Only 10 years to wait. Unfortunately, that’s really short.”