I have a European frame of mind and Europe is my home. Andrea Bocelli More Quotes by Andrea Bocelli More Quotes From Andrea Bocelli Losing my sight had nothing to do with my focus on music. My passion for music was already there, so it would be a mistake to give too much significance to my blindness. Andrea Bocelli passion sight mistake Listen to what others tell you about your voice. If you're only singing to please yourself, you might as well just sing under the shower. But if you're singing for others, you are reliant on them to ask you to sing. Andrea Bocelli singing voice might It's true that I suffered a lot, especially when I was younger. Andrea Bocelli It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me. Andrea Bocelli singers voice beautiful I am not only fighting against something, I am fighting for something - and I am for life. Andrea Bocelli fighting To sing a duet together means sharing with someone both the pleasure and the responsibility of making music for an audience which is there to feel enjoyment through music. Andrea Bocelli responsibility together mean I like very much to ride horses. I like soccer, I have had a passion for boxing since I was a child, although it would be stupid for me to box. Andrea Bocelli horse soccer children I think I don't want to use drugs or medicine, so nothing. The only way is to go on stage and to hope. Andrea Bocelli medicine drug thinking I live for my children, so my number one rule is I won't go away from home for more than two weeks. Andrea Bocelli home two children The themes I sing about tend to be centered on love, but in the most total, general way 360 degrees of love. Andrea Bocelli degrees music way I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which I could see light and colour with. Andrea Bocelli light eye football I have big, big stage fright. Andrea Bocelli stage bigs fear I was overcome with happiness, love, and tenderness ... Right after he was washed, I studied him with my hands: his downy little head, his little nose, everything on the tiny body. Andrea Bocelli overcoming noses hands I'm quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers. Andrea Bocelli shy hate paper 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. Andrea Bocelli play giving men It is not Christian to go against someone. I am in favour of life. Andrea Bocelli favour christian If you don't have the possibility of listening to music, you can't know if you love it. Andrea Bocelli possibility listening knows I studied law, and I was ready to be a lawyer in my country (Italy). Probably it is better for many clients that I changed my direction! But I was happy to study and I was a good student, I finished my studies. And everything that you learn is useful in life. Andrea Bocelli clients law country Nowhere. is.... Now Here Andrea Bocelli Stage fright is my worst problem. A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations. Andrea Bocelli feel you voice fear