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I am an enthusiastic European, and my first-hand experience of war and hatred has strengthened that conviction. I have seen how misguided unilateral nationalistic identities have brought destruction and death. I am, however, a world citizen, too.

It's the invincible arrogance of Europe's elites that gets me. These are people who have seen the euro collapse. These are people who are presiding over a migration crisis on their borders, and yet do they ever acknowledge that they need to change? No. They say they need more integration, more of our money, more control over this country.

As politicians we have to react to the fact that many people do not feel that they can relate to the EU.

The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don't see the person who is representing Europe.

I am disgusted by the anti-Semitism of many Italians, of many Europeans.

Nationalist, anti-European, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim public political figures, seem a worrying picture of a possible European future. We could still fall back into pre-Europe... and it worries me.

The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11.

Every time I come to Europe, I'm just as excited as I was my very first time, which was many, many years ago. I love that part of the world, and I especially love the fans.

I want to tell stories about Europe - I feel profoundly European, I don't feel like an American.