Top 122 Andrea Bocelli Quotes

The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete.

Because I practice often with my children at home.

In essence, I set myself the objective of doing what I feel is right without having any ambition.

I have always tried to perform the music I love, and I think I am lucky because my preferences are often the ones of the public.

Very often, I recognize many, many defects, so I try to improve myself every day. I think my voice is very communicative.

I have a European frame of mind and Europe is my home.

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

I live for my children, so my number one rule is I won’t go away from home for more than two weeks.

I did a pop album, ‘Sogno,’ in 1999. I think it’s important to record another pop album because many people love pop music. By this kind of repertoire, some people can later discover classical music.

When I hear that young people have come to the theater for the first time to listen to opera, I’m very happy. Because it’s the same thing that happened to me as a child. When I first heard the tenor voice, I immediately fell in love with this kind of music.

It’s true that I suffered a lot, especially when I was younger.

I am honored I have performed ‘Quizas Quizas Quizas’ with Jennifer Lopez, an eclectic artist who thanks to the charismatic power of her voice and to her soft sensuality, has managed to make this song particularly convincing.

When I began singing, it was the first time I was happy in my life. As a baby, I would stop crying when I heard a great singer.

When I sing for myself, I sing in a more free, athletic way. When I face an audience, there is always some fear that makes me put the brakes on a bit.

Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist.

When I was very young, I started trying to sing like the great tenor Mario Lanza; my family used to play his records. We all learn best by imitating others.

Every audience has its character; I like America – they love me. I suffer from stage fright, but in America not so much.

To sing a duet together means sharing with someone both the pleasure and the responsibility of making music for an audience which is there to feel enjoyment through music.

Listen to what others tell you about your voice. If you’re only singing to please yourself, you might as well just sing under the shower. But if you’re singing for others, you are reliant on them to ask you to sing.

I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which I could see light and colour with.

I think I don’t want to use drugs or medicine, so nothing. The only way is to go on stage and to hope.

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.

Now I’m more sure and I feel myself more comfortable singing.

Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence.

I have big, big stage fright.

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!

I am a very lazy man, so, for me, the dream is to be at home on the chair with my family.

I have to face life with a newly found passion. I must rediscover the irresistible will to learn, to live and to love.

I’ve always known that I was born to sing, ever since I was a child.

I try to find some time for my horses. I began when I was a child, because I was born and grew up in a little village. And many people ride the horses. So, it was a big – it has been a big passion for me.

You have to have great passion, because to sing operatic music requires lots of work. I study for at least two hours every day. The voice is like an instrument and requires constant exercise.

Music is an art that goes well beyond science. Proof can be found in the huge amount of studies that have been carried out throughout the world based on music-therapy and the important results achieved.

To sing opera, one needs two things: the voice and the passion – and above all, the passion.

I have to face life with a newly found passion. I must rediscover the irresistible will to learn, to live and to love.

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.

Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist.

The most widely criticised singers in the history of opera, Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, happen also to be the best singers. I am honoured for being part of their group.

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.

A love song must respect the canons of music beauty, entering the fibers of those who are listening. It must make them dream and pleasantly introduce them to the universe of love.

I was an agnostic until I realized that I had to choose between God and fate. The idea that humanity and nature are the result of fate was not convincing at all. I find the presence of God everywhere.

Probably the first time I left Italy was to travel by train to Lourdes. I went with my mother and my grandmother – who was a very religious person – so it was a pilgrimage of sorts. I remember it as a very intense, but beautiful experience.

What is beautiful enchants me. I mean not just physical beauty but a wider concept of beauty. There is beauty in poetry and in great musical or singing performances. There is beauty everywhere if you can just see it.

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.

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

When a little more than a teenager, I was a piano-bar pianist in the land where I was born and raised, Tuscany.

You can be great only if it is your destiny.

I have always loved music and singing, and I am open to listen to any type of music. Regardless of my mood, my heart is always set racing when I listen to opera. When I decide which music I want to hear, my choice is almost invariably an opera recording.

A career is like a house: it’s made of many bricks, and each brick has the same value, because without any one of them, the house would collapse.

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.

When I began singing, it was the first time I was happy in my life. As a baby, I would stop crying when I heard a great singer.

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.

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. As you become more famous, people come and expect to hear something extraordinary, so you don’t want to disappoint them. I feel this sense of responsibility.

I speak to God every day.

Stage fright is my worst problem.

To be happy when you are travelling, you need to be happy inside before you leave. A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I’m not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.

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

Listen to what others tell you about your voice. If you’re only singing to please yourself, you might as well just sing under the shower. But if you’re singing for others, you are reliant on them to ask you to sing.

I’m quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers.

I began when I was a child, because I was born and grew up in a little village. And many people ride the horses. So, it was a big – it has been a big passion for me.

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.

If you have a great love of singing, supported by others’ fondness for your voice, then it is worth making every effort, of making every sacrifice, to achieve your goal. A great voice will easily find teachers who are willing to help a struggling young talent, and the ways of the Lord are infinite.