People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference. Luciano Pavarotti More Quotes by Luciano Pavarotti More Quotes From Luciano Pavarotti One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. Luciano Pavarotti eating-good funny-inspirational food When I'm about to train a new opera, I first listen to how Jussi Björling did it. His voice was unique and it's his path that I want to follow. I would more than anything else wish that people compared me with Jussi Björling. It's like so I'm striving to sing. Luciano Pavarotti voice unique people I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent, and this is what I have devoted my life to. Luciano Pavarotti beautiful-life music thinking The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other. Luciano Pavarotti rivalry fighting trying As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot be expressed in any other way, or certainly not as beautifully. Luciano Pavarotti opera drama art Music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion. Luciano Pavarotti music expression perfect I've been buying the same lambrusco from Correggio [a town between Reggio-Emilia and Modena] since 1965. Luciano Pavarotti towns buying If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them. Luciano Pavarotti taken believe children Some singers want the audience to love them. I love the audience. Luciano Pavarotti audience singers want Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail. Luciano Pavarotti inspiring inspirational love You never know what little bundle of encouragements artists carry around with them, what little pats on the back from what hands, what newspaper clipping, what word of hope from what teacher. I suppose the so-called faith in ourselves is the foundation of our talent, but I am sure these encouragements are the mortar that holds it together. Luciano Pavarotti encouragement artist teacher I'm not a politician, I'm a musician. I care about giving people a place where they can go to enjoy themselves and to begin to live again. To the man you have to give the spirit, and when you give him the spirit, you have done everything. Luciano Pavarotti giving men people You don't need any brains to listen to music. Luciano Pavarotti music listening brain Horse riding is a perfect comparison with singing.You must know where the double fences are. Luciano Pavarotti horse singing perfect I am a very simple person. In spite of all that has happened to me, I have tried to remain the simple person I started out. Luciano Pavarotti spite persons simple If you know why you fall in love, you aren't in love Luciano Pavarotti falling-in-love knows love-you Nothing that has happened has made me feel gloomy or remain depressed. I love my life. Luciano Pavarotti i-love-my-life love-of-my-life made Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not? Luciano Pavarotti notes fear men It is a very honest world, our work. I think you cannot fake anything. Luciano Pavarotti fake-people world thinking I want to reach as many people as possible with the message of music, of wonderful opera. Luciano Pavarotti opera want people
