Jack Savoretti

It's great to go to theme parks but going to an arboretum with small children is incredible.

— Jack Savoretti

Since moving to Oxfordshire I've never felt more Italian.

— Jack Savoretti

I didn't study music and I didn't go to music school, but my education came with two films: 'Woodstock' and 'The Last…

— Jack Savoretti

My drive very much comes from the belief that, if I work really hard, I'll never have to get a job.

— Jack Savoretti

Basically, I think what stops an album from getting boring is if it takes you through the ups and downs, in the…

— Jack Savoretti

I was very lucky to be able to hang out with Paul McCartney for two hours and he's just an absolute legend.

— Jack Savoretti

You couldn't show up to a session with Quincy Jones in your flip flops and jeans and a T shirt - that…

— Jack Savoretti

There are moments in your life when the strangest things happen and you don't quite believe it.

— Jack Savoretti

I'm a Mediterranean boy at heart.

— Jack Savoretti

I think my children have definitely made me more romantic, in the sense that I feel a lot more since having my…

— Jack Savoretti

Lots of the time when I do find that real bond from a male audience I've noticed a lot of it is…

— Jack Savoretti

My influences have been mainly Californian and Mediterranean music, so I guess you could call it spaghetti western.

— Jack Savoretti

For weeks we literally lived 'Europiana.' The band would arrive and I'd make a big lunch, eaten outside with loads of rose.…

— Jack Savoretti

The reason I liked music because it wasn't competitive. I definitely have a show-off side to me, but that's not why I…

— Jack Savoretti

What I've learnt from this business is, don't be afraid to make mistakes because you are going to learn so much from…

— Jack Savoretti

I occasionally brag, but that is not always met with charm.

— Jack Savoretti

My third album, 'Before The Storm,' was the result of me being reintroduced to music in a way. After I'd decided to…

— Jack Savoretti

What unites us is our culture. You just have to listen to European music, from north, south, east and west, to hear…

— Jack Savoretti

Jacques Brel's 'Song Of Old Lovers' - 'La Chanson Des Vieux Amants' - to me it's the greatest love song ever. It's…

— Jack Savoretti

I didn't set out to be a touring musician.

— Jack Savoretti

It's music that is made to be listened to, not just heard. And it's got to be natural. Someone like Nick Drake…

— Jack Savoretti

My wife since becoming a mother has become incredibly proud and aware of who she is and doesn't try to hide it…

— Jack Savoretti

I've always predominantly listened to American music, so when I've made records, I do always think 'It's a shame this isn't being…

— Jack Savoretti

Glasgow is a city that welcomed me when we were really struggling and it's the first city that sung my songs back…

— Jack Savoretti

The European style of music is never really respected. There is no Grammy for European music.

— Jack Savoretti