#stefano mannucci

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Fabrizio Moro: “In a way, my peers and I got lucky: when we became teenagers, the first big wave of heroin was dying down. The problem of my generation was ecstasy. And cocaine. Yes, at that point, in the Nineties, there was access to more information; it wasn’t like before, when syringes were everywhere. However, pushers tried to persuade people that there weren’t side effects. They were saying that only heroin would kill you. I used to go to rave parties to dance, listen to music, enjoy the DJs. You could see that pills burned your brain. A guy died in front of me, in the arms of a friend.” - from L'Italia suonata. Dagli anni del boom al nuovo millennio. La storia e la musica by Stefano Mannucci    

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Fabrizio Moro (after Pensa came out): “I wasn't scared of Mafia mobsters, but of being misunderstood. They would send me suggestive e-mails on MySpace. They didn't scare me, because I've never given much importance to myself. I kept singing Pensa everywhere, and I still do. Many encouraged me, especially Rita Borsellino and the families of the judges' security detail. Yes, I know, it's a song bigger than me. It took me 11 years to get rid of the label of being a singer-songwriter against the Mafia. I avoided debates, TV shows, people who asked me for a comment as if I were an expert. I've written many songs to put Pensa at the right distance. I stand by what I say in the song, but fighting against the Mafia is something else. There are people who risk their life everyday. They are the ones who should be honored, defended, protected. I've never taken a step back. I only ask for the freedom to sing whatever I deem worthy. From society to feelings. I think I was 'healed' with Portami via, which I've dedicated to my daughter.” - from L'Italia suonata. Dagli anni del boom al nuovo millennio. La storia e la musica by Stefano Mannucci  

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Fabrizio Moro (about having to hit in the nose, at age seven, an older kid who was bullying him, following the advice his boxer grandfather gave him): “I was against violence! And I was lazy, if you got into fights you had to sweat! I would only act if they insulted my family. I wasn't and I'm not someone who starts fights while driving or in the street. (…) I hate those who are like, ‘What are you looking at?’ What counts to me is honor, but you can't claim it by picking fights. You should defend your dignity with the right ideas, with the force of reason.” - from L'Italia suonata. Dagli anni del boom al nuovo millennio. La storia e la musica by Stefano Mannucci

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Il suono del secolo Il sottotitolo del bel libro scritto da Stefano Mannucci  è "Quando il rock ha fatto la storia".