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" If you are burned, you are naturally anxious to see what your face looks like as soon as they take the bandages off. In my case, it was my voice that was my main concern. "

Jose Carreras

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" I love good food but I follow strict rules the days I perform. "

" Music isn't only a profession. "

" I am an optimist and have always been one. "

" I cannot imagine stopping singing. It is so nice that I even do it as a hobby. "

" I can't see why we can't toss in a Junior Walker or Wilson Pickett number in every once in a while. "

" It is not easy for me to sing consonants, and I am sorry if I don't sing the 'S'. "

" I have thrown chairs, but only during football matches. Generally, I am well-behaved. I do not like to make people angry. "

Jose Carreras

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" When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no. "

" At first we got along real well. Now... it's pretty much just a professional relationship. "

" I am a little nervous with strangers. But I'm not tight inside. I think I am impulsive. "

" It is important to be passionate, but it is also important to combine the heart and the head. I have made mistakes in both my private and professional lives. "

" It's logical for us to sing, but not necessarily operatic pieces. "

" Italians have no sense of the dramatic. "

" In recitals, you are naked before the audience - well, naked with your jacket and tails. The audience sees and hears the real person, not some role you are interpreting. "

" I am always living very good moments. "

" I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family. I have a wonderful relationship with my brother and sister; this makes me feel that I know always where I belong. "

" People naturally want to know about what happened, about my leukemia. They ask the same questions again and again. And there have been so many positive conclusions, even through the bad times, that I don't mind at all to be reminded of my struggles. "

" If I can do concert recitals, adapting the repertoire to my needs, then no problem, that's good enough. But with operas, unless the right circumstances come up, my career is done. "

Jose Carreras

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" I carry on singing because I love it. The closer you are to the end, the more you understand how important it is. "

Jose Carreras

You

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" I am extraordinarily lucky, I was born in a family of strong moral values, and in my life I was able to do what I liked best: debuts, great theatres, but above all, inner and deep satisfaction. "

" If a man becomes more mature due to certain episodes in his life, it gives him the opportunity to look at life in a much more deep way. I believe the artist and the man work parallel, with the same feelings, the same soul, the same sensitivity. "

" I have great emotion every time I go on stage. Nothing in life gives me the same satisfaction that my profession gives me. "

Jose Carreras

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" Yes, you must have the courage of being free. "

" What originates everything are the emotions, the feelings, what we call soul. Then the brain commands these feelings to the voice. The voice is just the vehicle; it's the very last step in the chain. "

" I'm a very fortunate man. I have in life everything I could dream of. "

" When I sing, I want people to think only about the tenor and only about the music. "

" The happiest moment in my life? When my doctor told me I was completely cured of leukemia. "