I loved riding bikes and horses. I was eight when I started having lessons, and when my father bought me my own horse I couldn't wait to go off on my own.

Fatherhood is a very natural thing; it's not something that shakes up my life but rather it enriches it.

I love eating shabu-shabu in Japan - a kind of beef hotpot. But if you're talking about authentic, traditional food, then Italian cooking is one of the best in the world.

It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me.

My idol has been Franco Corelli. But every singer can teach you something.

I have had the good fortune of being able to sing with many of the finest voices in the world, and for someone who loves voices as I do, this is an enormous privilege.

It is not Christian to go against someone. I am in favour of life.