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

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 am not only fighting against something, I am fighting for something - and I am for life.

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.

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

I like to windsurf and ski, and most of all I love to ride horses. The wilder and faster the better! If I'm presented with a fast horse or a fast boat, I still get that shiver of excitement and I cannot resist. Luckily I never seem to have any accidents, and thank God for that.

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.