A biography for Jack Savorettihasn’t been written yet.
“After my third album, I thought that was it, I was going to retire.”
“I think it's impossible to describe one's own music.”
“What unites us is our culture. You just have to listen to European music, from north, south, east and west, to hear we're all linked.”
“Singing to Strangers' was my first album that wasn't all about me, which I loved.'Europiana' pushes that further. There are more characters and bigger concepts. I'm looking out at the world, not inwards.”
“I do think responsible travel to beautiful parts of the world does engage, whether locally or far, it does get you in touch with nature and how important it is.”
“When my first daughter was born, I was lousy. A really good dad but a lousy husband. I wasn't ready for it.”
“I've always loved being at home but I've also loved going to work and sometimes the best you can do for your children is just to be there for them.”
“I know what I can do, and I've learned to concentrate on that.”
“If somebody said to me, 'You've got one album to listen to for the rest of your life... ' it would be Paul Simon's 'Graceland.' It's just one of those albums where every song is different but the whole album fits together, and I'm always in awe of people that can do that.”
“Basically, I think what stops an album from getting boring is if it takes you through the ups and downs, in the same way that life does. There's never just a happy ending or just a heartbreak. There's always the other side of the coin. I like albums that show both sides - the good and the bad.”
“I flew from Zurich to L.A. on 9/11. I was in the air when it happened. I was asleep when someone woke me up because there was an army jet nearby.”
“Since moving to Oxfordshire I've never felt more Italian.”
“Sometimes you meet people who blow your mind and you don't know how they do it - it's like watching a magician.”
“If you really do live a life on the road it completely changes you as a musician.”
“The European style of music is never really respected. There is no Grammy for European music.”
“In Italy, they have at least embraced me as Italian. I'm the prodigal son who came home. I wouldn't be surprised if they gave me citizenship!”
“I was born in London, but I have moved around a lot.”
“Yeah, I think everybody has heartbreaks once you know. I think I was six years old when I had my first.”
“Living in London with one child was great, but when number two came along - an energetic little boy - the countryside beckoned.”
“To play Wembley without ever having had a hit single - that's what I'm most proud of. That's cool.”