A country that has really resonated with me and I was really impressed with was Israel. I found that the whole country had a very special atmosphere. I was there to perform, but it was one of the few places that I've visited over the years that I had some free time to explore, and I was hugely impressed by all the religious history there.

Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence.

Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy, I think there is a fairly clear line of demarcation, but the history of music is full of fusion. Popular and classical music have always found points of contact, of crossing, exchange, both drawing mutual profit.

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.

I respect very much my public and also the music I perform.

I change the language with which I use my voice. In opera, I know I have an orchestra behind me; I have to communicate to people very far from me.

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