Probably the first time I left Italy was to travel by train to Lourdes. I went with my mother and my grandmother - who was a very religious person - so it was a pilgrimage of sorts. I remember it as a very intense, but beautiful experience.

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

I studied to be a lawyer, and after that I did something, obviously, completely different. With change, you learn something. If you do the same thing over and over again, you never learn anything.

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 I sing for myself, I sing in a more free, athletic way. When I face an audience, there is always some fear that makes me put the brakes on a bit.

Living is dangerous. The important thing is to know the limits.

I started as a lyrical singer. But it was through the pop universe that I reached international fame.