Andrea Bocelli

People wonder if there is a relationship between my lack of sight and the way I sing. But there's no connection. ”

I never think about gifts. It's enough to have my family present. ”

It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me. ”

An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power. ”

I do not think anyone can ever do anything without the help and will of God. ”

I'm a country boy, and we're the product of our upbringing. As a boy, I was told that men don't cry. ”

Stage fright is my worst problem. A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations. ”

I don't like being called 'macho.' Macho basically means stupid and a real Italian man is not macho, he's smart. That's smart in both senses: elegant and clever. ”

I don't like crying. I'm a country boy, and we're the product of our upbringing. As a boy, I was told that men don't cry. ”

Stage fright is my worst problem. ”