Happy Birthday José Carreras!

I've always been a big fan of the American soul sound.

Das ideale Alter für einen Tenor liegt zwischen 45 und 50.

Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no.

Routine ist der Tod der reproduzierenden Kunst.

I love good food but I follow strict rules the days I perform.

Even out of severe difficulty, some positive things come.

It is not easy for me to sing consonants, and I am sorry if I don't sing the 'S'.

I am an optimist and have always been one.

I am always living very good moments.

I can't see why we can't toss in a Junior Walker or Wilson Pickett number in every once in a while.

People naturally want to know about what happened, about my leukemia. They ask the same questions again and again. And there have been so many positive conclusions, even through the bad times, that I don't mind at all to be reminded of my struggles.

I cannot imagine stopping singing. It is so nice that I even do it as a hobby.

At first we got along real well. Now... it's pretty much just a professional relationship.

I carry on singing because I love it. The closer you are to the end, the more you understand how important it is.

The happiest moment in my life? When my doctor told me I was completely cured of leukemia.

I have great emotion every time I go on stage. Nothing in life gives me the same satisfaction that my profession gives me.

In recitals, you are naked before the audience - well, naked with your jacket and tails. The audience sees and hears the real person, not some role you are interpreting.

I've always been a big fan of the American soul sound.

I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family. I have a wonderful relationship with my brother and sister; this makes me feel that I know always where I belong.

I've always said that music is like literature.

The voice is like a man, like ourselves: we all feel melancholic about what we have lost, the things we could do when we were young. But having the possibility to still perform is wonderful. The voice loses elasticity as you age, but on the other hand, maybe you are more mature as an interpreter, maybe your approach to singing deepens.

It's logical for us to sing, but not necessarily operatic pieces.

Yes, thanks to God... my life has a goal, much more important than my artistic activities, that is the struggle against Leukemia.

Italians have no sense of the dramatic.

Music isn't only a profession.

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

I am extraordinarily lucky, I was born in a family of strong moral values, and in my life I was able to do what I liked best: debuts, great theatres, but above all, inner and deep satisfaction.

Your real feelings are inside you.

Certain things give you another perspective in life.

If a man becomes more mature due to certain episodes in his life, it gives him the opportunity to look at life in a much more deep way. I believe the artist and the man work parallel, with the same feelings, the same soul, the same sensitivity.

It is important to be passionate, but it is also important to combine the heart and the head. I have made mistakes in both my private and professional lives.

If you are burned, you are naturally anxious to see what your face looks like as soon as they take the bandages off. In my case, it was my voice that was my main concern.

I am a little nervous with strangers. But I'm not tight inside. I think I am impulsive.

What originates everything are the emotions, the feelings, what we call soul. Then the brain commands these feelings.