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.

You can be great only if it is your destiny.

I don't have an extraordinary degree of self-confidence, but I know the gift I have been given from God and I try to share it with as many people as possible. Having a great voice is not a merit. I don't think it is a merit.

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.

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

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 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.