Andrea Bocelli Quotes - Page 2

Italian - Musician Born: September 22, 1958

My life experience has taught me nothing happens by chance. Even the idea of the ball in a roulette game: it's not chance it ends up in a certain place. It's forces that are at play. Andrea Bocelli

Life, Experience, Chance, My Life, Me

The fact that I am blind is not what defines my life. It should be of no more interest than my blood type. People wonder if there is a relationship between my lack of sight and the way I sing. But there's no connection. Andrea Bocelli

Life, Relationship, I Am, People, Blind

The feeling of an evolution is a constant for every artist who is pursuing the search of refinement and enlargement of his/her own means of expression. Andrea Bocelli

Search, Feeling, Evolution, Artist, Own

I was an agnostic until I realized that I had to choose between God and fate. The idea that humanity and nature are the result of fate was not convincing at all. I find the presence of God everywhere. Andrea Bocelli

Nature, God, Fate, Humanity, Result

A country that has really resonated with me and I was really impressed with was Israel. I found that the whole country had a very special atmosphere. I was there to perform, but it was one of the few places that I've visited over the years that I had some free time to explore, and I was hugely impressed by all the religious history there. Andrea Bocelli

History, Time, Me, Free, Special, Places

I want to have time for myself, my family and my friends. It's important because in order to sing well, you must have inspiration, and inspiration comes from life, from living. Andrea Bocelli

Family, Life, Time, Myself, Friends, You

I don't have an extraordinary degree of self-confidence, but I know the gift I have been given from God and I try to share it with as many people as possible. Having a great voice is not a merit. I don't think it is a merit. Andrea Bocelli

Great, God, Gift, Think, People, Voice

I like to windsurf and ski, and most of all I love to ride horses. The wilder and faster the better! If I'm presented with a fast horse or a fast boat, I still get that shiver of excitement and I cannot resist. Luckily I never seem to have any accidents, and thank God for that. Andrea Bocelli

Love, God, Ride, Thank God, Boat, Horse

I was a daredevil before, and after I lost my sight I was the same. I loved riding bikes, scooters and horses. I even learned to box. Muhammad Ali is my hero. Andrea Bocelli

Hero, Loved, Lost, Sight, Riding, Box

I have to face life with a newly found passion. I must rediscover the irresistible will to learn, to live and to love. Andrea Bocelli

Life, Love, Passion, Live, Face, Learn

If you have a great love of singing, supported by others' fondness for your voice, then it is worth making every effort, of making every sacrifice, to achieve your goal. A great voice will easily find teachers who are willing to help a struggling young talent, and the ways of the Lord are infinite. Andrea Bocelli

Love, Great, Effort, Sacrifice, Talent

I am a very lazy man, so, for me, the dream is to be at home on the chair with my family. Andrea Bocelli

Family, Home, Man, I Am, Me, Dream

The nature of music is mysterious and so much so that it generates strong emotions within us. It moves along passages that reach the most intimate areas of our psyche without being tried by prejudices or influences of any kind. Andrea Bocelli

Nature, Music, Strong, Emotions, Reach

I don't like crying. I'm a country boy, and we're the product of our upbringing. As a boy, I was told that men don't cry. Andrea Bocelli

Men, Boy, Cry, Country, Product, Like

I've always been on the side of science that tries to help man. I play an active part with the foundations I'm involved in. Science gives hope. If it were offered to me? Never say never. But I wouldn't kill or steal to have my sight. My blindness doesn't define my life. Andrea Bocelli

Life, Hope, Man, Science, Help, My Life

Every audience has its character; I like America - they love me. I suffer from stage fright, but in America not so much. Andrea Bocelli

Love, Character, America, Me, Love Me

I do not think anyone can ever do anything without the help and will of God. Andrea Bocelli

God, Think, Help, Will, Without, Ever

To sing a song is like whispering to a child's ear. It is an art heavily relying on improvisation. Andrea Bocelli

Art, Child, Song, Improvisation, Like

In singing, you cannot 'cheat' if you want to give emotions to those who are listening. You must have something to tell. Andrea Bocelli

Listening, Singing, Emotions, You, Want

I loved riding bikes and horses. I was eight when I started having lessons, and when my father bought me my own horse I couldn't wait to go off on my own. Andrea Bocelli

Father, Me, Loved, Horse, My Own, Wait

People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is very popular. Andrea Bocelli

People, Blind, Leisure, Example, Cycling

An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power. Andrea Bocelli

Power, You, Possible, Need, Athlete

Apart from a period of crisis during my adolescence, when my voice was changing and I could not tame it - it was like a kicking foal that does not listen to reason - I have always been told I have a pleasant and recognizable voice. Andrea Bocelli

Voice, Listen, Crisis, Always, Reason

Music is able to make a person dream. When you dream, you dream of something good, something beautiful, and when you dream, you always dream of yourself better than you are. Andrea Bocelli

Music, Beautiful, Good, Yourself, Dream

Music is an art that goes well beyond science. Proof can be found in the huge amount of studies that have been carried out throughout the world based on music-therapy and the important results achieved. Andrea Bocelli

Music, Science, Art, World, Important

Fatherhood is a very natural thing; it's not something that shakes up my life but rather it enriches it. Andrea Bocelli

Life, My Life, Fatherhood, Natural, Up

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