I'm Most Impressed By The Russian Writers,

I First Started Playing In Piano Bars For Three Reasons - To Make Money, To Be In The Company Of My Friends - And Also To Hook Up With Young Girls. I Always Knew, Even Before I Played In Piano Bars, About The Effect Of My Voice.

I Don't Like Being Called 'macho.' Macho Basically Means Stupid And A Real Italian Man Is Not Macho, He's Smart. That's Smart In Both Senses: Elegant And Clever.

I'm Quite Shy, So I Hate Seeing My Private Life Splashed Over The Papers.

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.

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.