Quotes by Andrea Bocelli

About Andrea Bocelli:

Andrea Bocelli is an Italian classical tenor, recording artist and singer-songwriter. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of 12 following an association football (soccer) accident.
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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 stimu...

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Let me say that I've never thought to conduct because the conductor has to think to the music before the orchestra. And the orchestra comes later. For me, it's terrible.

Andrea Bocelli

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'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 prefer to work for my country in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free. I am always suspicious of ideology. Instead, I respect men with ideas.

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

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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.

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It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing my flute helps me to unwind.

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I also always carry my flute. It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing my flute helps me to unwind.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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I consider the voice a gift from the heavens, and as all the gifts from the heavens, they must be used, but the minute that the heavens call it back then of course I will stop.

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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.

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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.

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

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Stage fright is my worst problem.

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

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Author Bio

  • NameAndrea Bocelli
  • DescriptionItalian tenor and singer-songwriter
  • BornSeptember 22, 1958
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionMusician; Opera Singer; Singer; Saxophonist; Composer
  • WorksAndrea
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit Of Duarte, Sanchez And Mella