Andrea Bocelli Quotes
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I was a daredevil before, and after I lost my sight I was the same. I loved riding bikes, scooters and horses. I even learned to box. Muhammad Ali is my hero.
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'Passione' is a selection of the music moments that have accompanied my youth; a collection of cherished memories, of moments, of fleeting emotions, of sleepless nights.
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When the mood takes me, I like to be a man of action. I like to windsurf and ski, and most of all I love to ride horses. The wilder and faster the better!
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To sing a song is like whispering to a child's ear. It is an art heavily relying on improvisation.
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Fatherhood is a very natural thing; it's not something that shakes up my life but rather it enriches it.
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For me, riding a two-wheeler bike was very risky. Counting the pedal strokes before turning a corner and learning to hear the sounds coming from buildings, grass and the climbing frame made all the difference to basic survival and ensured that I didn't end up head-first in the sandpit.
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You can be great only if it is your destiny.
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I change the language with which I use my voice. In opera, I know I have an orchestra behind me; I have to communicate to people very far from me.
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When a little more than a teenager, I was a piano-bar pianist in the land where I was born and raised, Tuscany.
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Stage fright is my worst problem.
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It is the uninvolved parent who has to resort to strictness.
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I respect very much my public and also the music I perform.
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Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic purpose. Popular music helps people to develop a curiosity and leads them towards classical music.
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All that counts in life is intention.
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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.
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I have to face life with a newly found passion. I must rediscover the irresistible will to learn, to live and to love.
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Music is able to make a person dream. When you dream, you dream of something good, something beautiful, and when you dream, you always dream of yourself better than you are.
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I first started playing in piano bars for three reasons - to make money, to be in the company of my friends - and also to hook up with young girls. I always knew, even before I played in piano bars, about the effect of my voice.
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Music is a prerogative of those who are willing to spend time to study it, understand and love it, well aware of the fact that one life is not enough to improve just one single note of what has already been written and performed.
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Singing provides a true sense of lightheartedness. If I sing when I am alone, I feel wonderful. It's freedom.
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I'm quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers.
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I'm most impressed by the Russian writers, so I love reading the works of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. Another author who has informed the way I think is the French philosopher, Blaise Pascal.
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I'm a country boy, and we're the product of our upbringing. As a boy, I was told that men don't cry.
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When you sing and people want that you sing, then you can hope to be great.