Above all, I am an opera singer. This is how people will remember me.
Luciano Pavarotti

Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not?
Luciano Pavarotti

For me, music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion.
Luciano Pavarotti

He wants only to rest and to have a little peace.
Luciano Pavarotti

I am a tenor buff. I hear myself.
Luciano Pavarotti

I am a very superstitious person.
Luciano Pavarotti

I am open to everything.
Luciano Pavarotti

I want to be famous everywhere.
Luciano Pavarotti

I want to reach as many people as possible with the message of music, of wonderful opera.
Luciano Pavarotti

I was an elementary school teacher.
Luciano Pavarotti

I'm a perfectionist, and I always think that I can do better what I have done, even if it's good.
Luciano Pavarotti

If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.
Luciano Pavarotti

If you see me once, you cannot confuse me with another.
Luciano Pavarotti

In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.
Luciano Pavarotti

It is a very honest world, our work. I think you cannot fake anything.
Luciano Pavarotti

It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera.
Luciano Pavarotti

Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail.
Luciano Pavarotti

Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me.
Luciano Pavarotti

Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone.
Luciano Pavarotti

People have a right to criticize.
Luciano Pavarotti