You retire when you are sick and when you can't do it any more or when the public retires you. That's the most painful, because that's the one that leaves you wanting to accomplish more.

In 1975 he found success in the Italian market by recording a song exclusively in Italian called "Se mi lasci non vale" ("If You Leave Me It Can't Be"). The family recorded "The Little Drummer Boy" in Spanish and English and included it in the family's Christmas card. Iglesias also made investments in the Dominican Republic's eastern town of Punta Cana a major tourist destination where he spends most of the year when he is not on tour.

Julio Iglesias (born Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva; September 23 1943) is a Spanish singer and songwriter who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 80 albums and more than 2600 gold and platinum records certified.