Jose Carreras

If you are burned, you are naturally anxious to see what your face looks like as soon as they take the bandages…

— Jose Carreras

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

If I can do concert recitals, adapting the repertoire to my needs, then no problem, that's good enough. But with operas, unless…

— Jose Carreras

In the last 20, 22 years I have sung here very often and I have always felt the affection and warmth of…

— Jose Carreras

Americans, they have an incredible operatic tradition: the Metropolitan Opera House is - if not the most prestigious - one of the…

— Jose Carreras

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

— Jose Carreras

In recitals, you are naked before the audience - well, naked with your jacket and tails. The audience sees and hears the…

— Jose Carreras

Certain things give you another perspective in life.

— Jose Carreras

It is important to be passionate, but it is also important to combine the heart and the head. I have made mistakes…

— Jose Carreras

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

— Jose Carreras

Even out of severe difficulty, some positive things come.

— Jose Carreras

Your real feelings are inside you.

— Jose Carreras

I am extraordinarily lucky, I was born in a family of strong moral values, and in my life I was able to…

— Jose Carreras

Yes, thanks to God... my life has a goal, much more important than my artistic activities, that is the struggle against Leukemia.

— Jose Carreras

The voice is like a man, like ourselves: we all feel melancholic about what we have lost, the things we could do…

— Jose Carreras

I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family. I have a wonderful relationship with my brother and sister; this makes me…

— Jose Carreras

I've always been a big fan of the American soul sound.

— Jose Carreras

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

— Jose Carreras

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

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

— Jose Carreras

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

— Jose Carreras

I am an optimist and have always been one.

— Jose Carreras

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

— Jose Carreras

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

— Jose Carreras

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

— Jose Carreras