“I don't push my voice; I try to keep a good technique, a natural way o...” — Juan Diego Florez Quote

“I don't push my voice; I try to keep a good technique, a natural way of singing, to sing from the breath, which is the main thing.”

“I now have plans to create a school for singers in Vienna, and I would love to found one in the Middle East, too, if possible.”

“With El Sistema, you can create orchestras everywhere; then they can decide whether they want to become professional musicians. The aim is not only to create musicians, but to create people.”

“Yoga is not a practice - the word 'yoga' means union. It does not mean standing on your head, twisting your body, or holding your breath. Yoga means to know the union of life. When you experience everything as a part of yourself, you are in yoga.”

“The Soft Machine's 'Volume Two' inspired me heavily. That record just feels like it was all done in the same breath. It's genius, and it's silly at times. But I love the fact that every time I listen to it, I listen from the beginning and want to play it out.”