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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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