Jack Savoretti

“The older I get, the more I travel the world, the more in awe I am of everything that is European.”

“I have friends who are much more famous than me and after a certain age they come to regret it.”

“When I'm in England I feel very Italian - and in Italy I feel very English. I always feel like the guy from out of town.”

“I cry at everything, even TV commercials.”

“Since moving to the countryside I've become very much more in touch with the importance of nature, the value of my surroundings. I've got more understanding of how agricultural systems are set up.”

“The music I listened to never defined me. My friends took the way they dressed from their music. Not me. For me, it was cool to listen to everything.”

“I moved to L.A. when I was 17, so it was always a place I was drawn to.”

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

“Europiana' isn't a sound. It's references and inspirations and the emotions they evoke.”

“I tour to bring home the goods.”

“Growing up with friends from different cultures, different backgrounds, with different views was the best education I could have asked for.”

“When I lived in London I didn't know any English people, apart from my wife. So my nationality was never relevant. I was a Londoner.”

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

“I was in a meeting and one of the executives told me he was going to have to change my surname. I stood up and said 'An Italian surname wasn't a problem for Frank Sinatra' and walked out. I then walked away from every contract I had.”

“My wife since becoming a mother has become incredibly proud and aware of who she is and doesn't try to hide it from anybody, and she's become a lot more confident.”

“With Chic, Nile took disco-funk music, which was a quintessentially underground, African-American style in black clubs and gay club and made it mainstream in America.”

“I like to make fans feel involved in my music, rather than me as a person.”

“People don't know my face, but they know my name and they know my music. That's what I've always wanted.”

“Nile brings groove, glamour and chic that is everything that 'Europiana' is. 'Europiana' wouldn't exist without Nile Rodgers!”

“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 pushed more in America.'”