Marianna and Marco, children of Gianni Morandi: «With dad we couldn’t even eat ice cream. We ended up being analyzed for our surname”

If from the outside the idea of ​​having a rich and famous father it would appeal to anyone, the truth is that often having an important parent translates into significant identity problems. They confirm this in a new interview released to The Corriere della Sera Marianna (55 years old) and Marco Morandi (50 years old), children of the singer Gianni Morandi79 years old and a career that began when he was a boy.

Marianna and Marco, born from the love of Gianni Morandi and Laura Efrikian (the two were husband and wife from 1966 to 1979)have been in analysis and they have no problem saying it. «Our problem is that we could never make mistakes, we were “the children of”, always with the gaze of others focused on us, from how we dressed to how we behaved”, recalls Marco Morandi. Again when asked about the analysis, Marianna Morandi adds: «Of course! Apart from the fact that we should all do it and it wouldn’t do any harm. Let alone the two of us».

To the question “What did you miss as children?”, Marco Morandi responds: «Trivial things: ice cream with dad, pizza on Saturday evening. He was always mobbed. Maybe only in Monghidoro were we able to eat an ice cream together.” And Marianna says about her: «I wouldn’t say affection, but presence yes». While to the question “What did you get from your parents?”, Marco replies: «From mother, the absent-mindedness», while Marianna comments: «I give independence as a mother. And the penalty from dad. But we lacked lightness. To say: my mother read Hamlet to me to fall asleep.”