"My parents got married and went to Algeria. I was born there. When we returned to Baku, I was 2 years old. There is no musician in our family. When the desire to become a musician arose in me, everyone looked at me strangely. My mother used to say, how will you earn money? We have a mentality in psychology that you should only go to weddings to earn money. We think that you can't earn money from opera and other serious arts. I went to Italy in 1997. I decided that I should seriously engage in this art. It was impossible here. I went and lived in Italy for 17 years. Currently, I collaborate with major theaters."
These words were said by People's Artist Yusif Eyvazov in the "Life FM" YouTube project. The opera singer spoke about living in Italy and being recognized worldwide:
Italy is my second homeland. It was the reason for all my dreams to come true. I have many contracts. That is why I still go there often. The Italian audience is very difficult. If they accept you, they accept you. In Germany, there are applause. In China, Japan, and Korea, there are also hospitable audiences. They show so much love... It is very difficult to maintain the peak you have reached. I won't allow them to say that it was better two years ago. Of course, the body, the singer ages. Presenting opera is a difficult performance." (Axşam.az)