Luciano Pavarotti Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I'm a perfectionist, and I always think that I can do better what I have done, even if it's good.”
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“People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference.”
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“I want to reach as many people as possible with the message of music, of wonderful opera.”
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“I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent, and this is what I have devoted my life to.”
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“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.”
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“Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail.”
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“The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.”
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“Music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion.”
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“It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera.”
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“Some singers want the audience to love them. I love the audience.”
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“You don't need any brains to listen to music.”
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“If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.”
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“Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not?”
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“In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.”
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“If I go three days without vocalizing, the voice is gone.”
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“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.”
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“The reason fat people are happy is that the nerves are well protected.”
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“On the day I'm performing, I don't hear anything anyone says to me.”
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“I think Beijing deserves the Olympics in order to be with all the rest of the world recognized,”
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“I think an important quality that I have is that if you turn on the radio and hear somebody sing, you know it's me. You don't confuse my voice with another voice.”
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“The better voice doesn't mean being a better singer.”
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“For all three of us, the Caracalla concert was a major event in our lives. I hope I am not immodest to think it was also unforgettable for most of the people who were present.”
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“I'm not a politician, I'm a musician. I care about giving people a place where they can go to enjoy themselves and to begin to live again. To the man you have to give the spirit, and when you give him the spirit, you have done everything.”
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“Horse riding is a perfect comparison with singing.You must know where the double fences are.”
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“I am open to everything.”
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“Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me.”
-- Luciano Pavarotti
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