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I don't like crying. I'm a country boy, and we're the product of our upbringing. As a boy, I was told that men don't cry.

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Andrea Bocelli
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: September 22
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I want to have time for myself, my family and my friends. It's important because in order to sing well, you must have inspiration, and inspiration comes from life, from living.
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I studied law, and I was ready to be a lawyer in my country (Italy). Probably it is better for many clients that I changed my direction! But I was happy to study and I was a good student, I finished my studies. And everything that you learn is useful in life.
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My style in Italian is very old-style.
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Criticism in good faith is good. When it's targeted solely to destruction, I'm not interested.
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