I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach. Ildar Abdrazakov More Quotes by Ildar Abdrazakov More Quotes From Ildar Abdrazakov Call me Ildar! Call me Abra-ca-da-bra! My name is my name. Ildar Abdrazakov call name me I only started singing the Russian roles when I came west. Ildar Abdrazakov i-came started only singing I'm one-fourth Tatar and three-fourths Bashkirian. Ildar Abdrazakov For the first time I go to La Scala, for each thing, for each rehearsal, my knees were shaking. But the audience was very fine with me. Ildar Abdrazakov go me first-time time Opera singers, we're not muscle men; you have to be careful about your work. Ildar Abdrazakov your you work men I play golf, and I play chess, and sometimes I go to the gym. On the airplane or between acts when I do the performance, I play Candy Crush to forget what happens around me, just to be alone, not thinking... You need to clear your brain. Ildar Abdrazakov alone me you thinking I could hear my friends outside playing soccer while I was expected to stay inside practicing the piano. It was like torture! Ildar Abdrazakov inside stay like friends
