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 Copy Share Image
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. — Jose Carreras Copy Share Image
If you are burned, you are naturally anxious to see what your face looks like as soon as they take the bandages off. In… — Jose Carreras Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — Jose Carreras Copy Share Image
In the last 20, 22 years I have sung here very often and I have always felt the affection and warmth of the Italians,… — Jose Carreras Copy Share Image
Americans, they have an incredible operatic tradition: the Metropolitan Opera House is - if not the most prestigious - one of the most prestigious… — Jose Carreras Copy Share Image
In recitals, you are naked before the audience - well, naked with your jacket and tails. The audience sees and hears the real person,… — Jose Carreras Copy Share Image
It is important to be passionate, but it is also important to combine the heart and the head. I have made mistakes in both… — Jose Carreras Copy Share Image
The happiest moment in my life? When my doctor told me I was completely cured of leukemia. — Jose Carreras Copy Share Image
