Enrico Caruso Quotes

I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.

From my debut until now, I've always wanted to sing and dance.

I just do what I'm here for and that's to make that music.

One thing that stays the same is my passion for music. Other than that, I've become more dedicated. I think that I really work much harder than I ever did when I first started at my craft; I'm more dedicated, and I have become a perfectionist.

Songwriting is my craft now, and it's more than something I just enjoy.

I didn't have any singing background. Against the wishes of my parents, I got into making music.

I've been trying to sing for a long time. I didn't realize that's what I wanted to do until I was about seven or eight. I tap danced since I was three years old, and that's all I did.

Someone like Russell Crowe is questioned for his passion for music, and whatever he does, music is just in his heart and soul. All he wants to do is music.

I loved music - listening and playing - but of course I could not imagine I would be a professional musician. It really happened step by step.

I'm not like my siblings, who are musical but can turn their hands to other professions! I'd always wanted to be involved in music - I'm a great believer in doing things that fulfil you.

Growing up, I was always prancing around and singing... and I just never really stopped.

My songwriting has evolved, just as I've evolved as a person.

I'm busier than ever and it's led to new opportunities. But I've never worried about being rich or famous - for me, it's all about the dancing.

As a teenager I started painting and playing guitar.

It is an honour and a privilege to play music for a living, and I don't take it for granted, not even for a second.

For me, singing is the most natural thing in the world. I've grown up with it and I know I've got that gift.

By that point, I had started taking singing lessons. And after the first session, I mean, I was surprised that the windows didn't shatter. And after the third session, I really didn't know where this voice had come from.

I worked really hard in college, and I came out a completely different person and performer than when I went in. I did the work, and I found a craft.

I kind of have a rededication in my life now to acting because I'm very fond of being in this movie.

After 'Spelling Bee,' I started landing more jobs... I got 'Candide' at New York City Opera.

My parents were so far from the music world that they couldn't conceive how you could make a living. But for me, it was the only solution for the rest of my life.

I kind of realized I could sing, so I played around with that for a while. And that led me to acting in itself, which I came more passionate about by the age of 15.

I think I was 15 the first time I wrote a good song.

I didn't start singing and writing songs properly until I was 19.

I will give full credit to the 'Indian Idol' platform for grooming me as a singer and shaping my career.