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

Meaning of the quote

Luciano Pavarotti was an Italian musician who was most famous for being an opera singer. He believed that this was his most important role and how people would remember him, even more than anything else he did in his life.

About Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti was an acclaimed Italian operatic tenor who crossed over into popular music, becoming one of the most renowned tenors of all time. He was known for his exceptional tone and gained the nickname “King of the High Cs”. Pavarotti was a member of the famous Three Tenors and made numerous recordings, selling over 100 million records worldwide.

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There is no prodigy in our profession. If you see all the great singer of the past, none of them are.

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The better voice doesn’t mean being a better singer.

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I am a tenor buff. I hear myself.

Luciano Pavarotti

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

Luciano Pavarotti

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

The music itself could never take the place of my own passion in life.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

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

Luciano Pavarotti

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Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

I was an elementary school teacher.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

I am open to everything.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

I am a very superstitious person.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

Why should be elite, music? Excuse me. Music must be for everybody.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

I want to be famous everywhere.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

People have a right to criticize.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

Sometime to be called Pavarotti is not always an advantage.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)

You don’t need any brains to listen to music.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935-2007)