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

If I go three days without vocalizing, the voice is gone.

I think Beijing deserves the Olympics in order to be with all the rest of the world recognized.

There is no prodigy in our profession. If you see all the great singer of the past, none of them are.

If your body is not in shape to sing [from the diaphragm] you will push and push but keep falling back on your throat to make the sound. This will ruin your voice.

Why should be elite, music? Excuse me. Music must be for everybody.

Sometime to be called Pavarotti is not always an advantage.