“No single day goes by without feeling the deep gratitude towards life and others,” he said. Did he ever think he would one day become a world-famous tenor and achieve the phenomenal success he has today? “Not only do I know that the world is full of beautiful voices and talented singers, but I am also fully aware that as much as my voice is pleasant, identifiable and able to convey positive emotions, it is a gift that I received and as such it could abandon me anytime.”įrom “Carmen” and “La Bohème” to “Madama Butterfly” and “Roméo et Juliette,” the opera icon has covered them all. 'I welcome such statements, as they are affection and esteem expressions,” he said. Elizabeth Taylor once said that he brings her out in “golden goose bumps” and Celine Dion, with whom he once sang a duet, said that “if God had a singing voice he would sound like Andrea Bocelli.” I owe a lot to this melody.”īocelli’s voice is undeniably attractive. I, myself, never get tired of singing it. “This song has become, in its own way, a classic,” he said. One of his most recognized songs, “Time to Say Goodbye,” or “Con Te Partirò” in Italian, was a catalyst in his international career. “In order to sing a song well, I first have to fall in love with it.” “During my career, I can say that I have almost never sang songs that do not inspire me,” he said.
