帕瓦罗蒂在其自传中曾谈到他的音乐天赋从何而来的问题。他母亲说他继承了其父的嗓音,但他本人认为,他对音乐的理解和表达能力却是母亲的遗传。这位举世无双的男高音歌唱家回忆道:“我经常将自己关在房间里,用童声尽情地放声高歌。楼里的 Pavarotti in his autobiography talked about where his musical talent came from. His mother said he inherited his father’s voice, but in his own opinion, his ability to understand and express the music was her mother’s inheritance. The unparalleled tenor recalled: "I often shut myself in the room, singing aloud with children’s voices.