I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent, and this is what I have devoted my life to.

I've been buying the same lambrusco from Correggio [a town between Reggio-Emilia and Modena] since 1965.

Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not?

It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera.

If I could live my life over again, there is one thing I would change. I would want to be able to eat less.

The music itself could never take the place of my own passion in life.

People have a right to criticize.