“I prefer to work for my country in a free and independent way. I was b...” — Andrea Bocelli Quote

“I prefer to work for my country in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free. I am always suspicious of ideology. Instead, I respect men with ideas.”

“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.”

“Some of us are born with a weakness for music. As a baby, music would stop whatever thought I was having. If I was worried, it would stop me worrying; if I was crying, it would stop me crying. Music was a healing thing for me.”

“To try to understand things by slapping an ideology on it is an old-fashioned method.”

“I have always had a serious political career in mind and my secular ideology matches with that of the Congress.”

“No matter where you stand politically - even if you're unsure of what your political ideology is - it is important to take part in the process of shaping our government.”