In the last 20, 22 years I have sung here very often and I have always felt the affection and warmth of the Italians, and I feel very close to you.

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

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.

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

When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no.

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

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

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

Italians have no sense of the dramatic.

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

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.

There was a moment of tenderness between them, and for a moment he experienced the most rare, ridiculous emotion- hope.

I'm defending fiction as a human capacity more than as a popular or dying literary genre.

Love was one of those feelings that you could never control.

My family means everything to me and the birth of our daughter has enabled me to have more focus on my career and every time I compete, I dedicate my success to them.

If you ask what's best for the country, vote Republican. If you ask how will you get more money from the government, vote Democrat

He holds his guitar like a Tommy gun.

I know a man who is a diamond cutter. He mows the lawn at Yankee Stadium.

Influencers connect with others before they take them anywhere.

We see the brightness of a new page where everything yet can happen.

Maybe the package comes in a different shape than we originally thought it would.