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.

The nature of music is mysterious and so much so that it generates strong emotions within us. It moves along passages that reach the most intimate areas of our psyche without being tried by prejudices or influences of any kind.

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

All that counts in life is intention.

Naturally, women are drawn to a man who understands the subtlety of emotions, and they know I’m a passionate man. But the reason I try to keep myself in shape is so I can sing better, not to look good.

When you’re on stage singing, you’re naked. Your voice is something very intimate, and that’s why I’m scared every time before I perform. It doesn’t matter if I’m singing for a king or a queen or the Pope, it’s enough to be in front of anybody. I suffer, but I can’t do anything about it.

The fact that I am blind is not what defines my life. It should be of no more interest than my blood type. People wonder if there is a relationship between my lack of sight and the way I sing. But there’s no connection.

Faith has a role to play in life. It is not related to success. It is the other way round. Success is related to faith. Faith comes first.

In singing, you cannot ‘cheat’ if you want to give emotions to those who are listening. You must have something to tell.

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.

Fatherhood is a very natural thing; it’s not something that shakes up my life but rather it enriches it.

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.

In singing, you cannot ‘cheat’ if you want to give emotions to those who are listening. You must have something to tell.

While they are kids, my children must do as I say.

I have trouble with modern art. But in general, all art forms fascinate me – art is the way human beings express what we can’t say in words.

More people are listening to opera, and I’m happy – everybody must be given that opportunity.

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.

It is not Christian to go against someone. I am in favour of life.

To sing a song is like whispering to a child’s ear. It is an art heavily relying on improvisation.

It is the uninvolved parent who has to resort to strictness.

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.

Losing my sight had nothing to do with my focus on music. My passion for music was already there, so it would be a mistake to give too much significance to my blindness.

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.

I’ve always been on the side of science that tries to help man. I play an active part with the foundations I’m involved in. Science gives hope. If it were offered to me? Never say never. But I wouldn’t kill or steal to have my sight. My blindness doesn’t define my life.

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.

My idol has been Franco Corelli. But every singer can teach you something.

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

When you’re on stage singing, you’re naked. Your voice is something very intimate, and that’s why I’m scared every time before I perform. It doesn’t matter if I’m singing for a king or a queen or the Pope, it’s enough to be in front of anybody. I suffer, but I can’t do anything about it.

When I sing, I think mostly about the music. But I know that, through singing, my body shows everything that I am. I am a very passionate man and I suffer a lot and have a lot of joy also. In my opinion, it is very important for me to find this stimulus and motivation for singing.

Living is dangerous. The important thing is to know the limits.

I’ve always been on the side of science that tries to help man. I play an active part with the foundations I’m involved in. Science gives hope. If it were offered to me? Never say never. But I wouldn’t kill or steal to have my sight. My blindness doesn’t define my life.

I’ve been to almost every country in the world, and the most frustrating thing for me has been that my schedule has always been so busy that there’s so little time before and after performances to explore where I’m visiting.

The voice changes very slowly. I keep mine well under control and try with all my might to keep it exactly as it was at the very beginning.

Losing my sight had nothing to do with my focus on music. My passion for music was already there, so it would be a mistake to give too much significance to my blindness.

To sing a song is like whispering to a child’s ear. It is an art heavily relying on improvisation.

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.

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

I loved riding bikes and horses. I was eight when I started having lessons, and when my father bought me my own horse I couldn’t wait to go off on my own.

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

I’ve always been on the side of science that tries to help man. I play an active part with the foundations I’m involved in. Science gives hope.

The feeling of an evolution is a constant for every artist who is pursuing the search of refinement and enlargement of his/her own means of expression.

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

In my iPod, there are many operas, from A to Z. I have ‘Aida’ and ‘Boheme’ and ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Cavalleria’. My passion is for opera, but when I’m in the car, I listen to everything.

When you sing and people want that you sing, then you can hope to be great.

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.

The nature of music is mysterious and so much so that it generates strong emotions within us. It moves along passages that reach the most intimate areas of our psyche without being tried by prejudices or influences of any kind.

When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give a bit of happiness, of joy, of cheerfulness. I am firmly convinced that in order to sing well, you must love your neighbor and be passionate about life.

I want to have time for myself, my family and my friends. It’s important because in order to sing well, you must have inspiration, and inspiration comes from life, from living.

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.

The world is full of many beautiful voices; I will perform with many of them. I love women’s voices.

It’s important for me who is at the table with me; the moment when everyone speaks to each other and everyone listens. If there’s good food, it’s much better.

Criticism in good faith is good. When it’s targeted solely to destruction, I’m not interested.

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.

The voice is something very mysterious. It’s difficult to say what is inside a voice that moves people.

Opera singing is in every way of inestimable value; a real heritage for all mankind that has been reached over centuries of studies, attempts, flights of the spirit.

Opera is complex for those who perform it, but also for those who listen to it. It takes more time, more patience and more spirit of sacrifice. All this is well worth it because opera offers such deep sensations that they will remain in a heart for a lifetime.

My real passion is for opera. It was born and developed by listening to records, and my dream as a child was to record entire operas when I grew up, and this dream came true.

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

I know that my passion is for opera, but sometimes I like also to sing songs, because there are many beautiful melodies.

Opera singing is in every way of inestimable value; a real heritage for all mankind that has been reached over centuries of studies, attempts, flights of the spirit.

I like very much to ride horses. I like soccer, I have had a passion for boxing since I was a child, although it would be stupid for me to box.