Misunderstood at times, but never by his fans, who “always understood everything perfectly”. Vasco Rossi, interviewed in a meeting organized by Live Milan to the Corriere della Serabefore the 7 concerts (sold out) that he will hold at San Siro, he opened up without taboos, also recalling when «I was taken as scapegoat for all the problems of the 80s». He, who for 45 years, in his songs, «I tell my problems, anger and frustrations», «I was being ironic and was taken seriously». He knows well that he has always been a “provocateur”, and that his messages have not always been received in the right way.
Talking about Bubblesspecifies that «it cannot be said that all drugs are the same, there are particularly dangerous substances, such as heroin, putting them all in the same cauldron is criminal». Then he returns to the topic explaining the authentic meaning of Reckless life: «It was the most misinterpreted song because in reality he says I want to live extravagantly, not that I want to die, not that I want to screw myself. I I’ve never used heroin and I’ve always said it, the movement of the 70s went to hell because heroin arrived.” And again: «The substances I used I took to do more of what I wanted to do: write songs, stay awake. In the 80s with amphetamines I took flight, but I was always conscious. I have always used substances and never let them use me».
The lineup of his next concerts will talk about “social issues”. «Not of social media, but of the moment we are living in, a dramatic moment. We are in the most dystopian situation that could be created and we’re going backwards badly. Everywhere I see the triumph of this populism, of this constantly shooting lies. They are fooling us with fake news, people are angry with social media. The pandemic has caused this total collective delirium to explode, I am shocked.”
Vasco Rossi was also attacked on social media when he commemorated Remembrance Day: «He remembers because hopefully it won’t happen again, my father almost died in a concentration camp and I feel this thing here a lot, I can’t even look films about concentration camps.” But now «another shameful thing is happening, Netanyahu is a criminal head of government, not the entire population, but he is doing things that are not acceptable from a human point of view. But you can’t tell me I can’t remember the Holocaust, it has nothing to do with it. The complete delirium that is happening in Palestine is not acceptable.”
War «should be banned from humanity, it can no longer be a system of action, it should become a taboo. When someone declares war he should be immediately put in a mental hospital».
