Jose Carreras famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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

#Numbers #Juniors #Toss
Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no.
-- Jose Carreras

#Jobs #World #Singers
It's logical for us to sing, but not necessarily operatic pieces.
-- Jose Carreras

#Pieces #Logical
I've always been a big fan of the American soul sound.
-- Jose Carreras

#Soul #Sound #Fans
I am always living very good moments.
-- Jose Carreras

#Moments #Very Good
I've always said that music is like literature.
-- Jose Carreras

#Literature #Said #Music Is
Music isn't only a profession.
-- Jose Carreras

#Music Is #Profession
Yes, thanks to God... my life has a goal, much more important than my artistic activities, that is the struggle against Leukemia.
-- Jose Carreras

#Struggle #Goal #Important
Yes, you must have the courage of being free.
-- Jose Carreras

#Being Free
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.
-- Jose Carreras

#Strong #Theatre #Able
In the last 20, 22 years I have sung here very often and I have always felt the affection and warmth of the Italians, and I feel very close to you.
-- Jose Carreras

#Years #Lasts #Affection
Italians have no sense of the dramatic.
-- Jose Carreras

#Dramatic
I love good food but I follow strict rules the days I perform.
-- Jose Carreras

#Good Food #Strict #Strict Rules
The happiest moment in my life? When my doctor told me I was completely cured of leukaemia.
-- Jose Carreras

#Doctors #Moments
When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no.
-- Jose Carreras

#Levels #Moments #Easy

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