Al Bano Carrisi responded to the criticism he received, especially on social media, for his performance of the Mameli Hymn at the Olympic stadium before the Italian Cup final. “I sang because I know I know how to sing but honestly there was so much enthusiasm and chaos that I didn’t understand anything. But the desire to sing and not listen was great because it was worth it. It was an experience to have that I missed . What if I stuck? Yes, I admit itI’m the first to say it also because the voice has gone a bit and – when you don’t hear – the voice goes away on its own business”he explained to La Presse.
Al Bano at the Italian Cup final: “Yes, I missed”
After admitting to having stopped due to technical problems, Al Bano he added: “Enthusiasm is crazy, it remains imprinted in your memory. Singing in a stadium among the fans? If it’s a concert your fans come to see you, they come to the stadium to watch two matches and there’s a part against something else that is inevitable. Would I do this experience again? I know it’s hard. I like to experience what it feels like to do impossible things.” And then: “By now I have understood that there is a part of Italy that dotes on me and another that cannot stand me, but this also happened to Christ, let alone to a poor Christian like me”.
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