A young pregnant wife has been hospitalized for a simple attack of appendicitis. The doctors had to apply ice to her stomach and when the treatments ended the doctors suggested that she abort the child, they told her it was the 'best solution' because the baby would be born with some disability but the young brave wife decided not to abort, and the child was born. That woman was my Mother and I was the child.

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

I studied law, and I was ready to be a lawyer in my country (Italy). Probably it is better for many clients that I changed my direction! But I was happy to study and I was a good student, I finished my studies. And everything that you learn is useful in life.

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.

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.

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.

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