by Simona Marchetti
The 50-year-old singer bared like never before and opened up about the hell he’s been through without missing a thing. On social media, fans were divided between those who appreciated his sincerity and those who criticized his way of expressing himself
Touching the ground and then rising again, which has all the flavor of rebirth: this is the meaning of Gianluca Grignani’s long monologue in the last episode of Le Iene. The vodka bottle floats in my hand over the mezzanine of the villa overlooking the hill of vineyards – began the singer -. I’m wearing a blue dressing gown. The substance cleverly tucked away in the bathroom: every now and then I go looking for it so as not to give in to something I don’t even know what. Alcohol has no effect, it doesn’t calm me down. I am alone. The space separating the mezzanine from the ground as a free fall from the top of Everest to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
At the age of 50, celebrated on April 7th, Grignani did not belittle himself and said himself as probably never before, without neglecting anything of the painful past that – he makes it clear – he has now left behind. My brain unrolls images and thoughts in this order: father, mother, children, work, friends – he continued -. I feel like I’m falling but my body is still there. stopped. Property. I scream, “My life is for a reason… Help!”. This is an episode from my past, I undressed, I told you what I left behind. I hope I sincerely earned your trust.
Fresh from returning to the stage of the Sanremo Festival, where he performed in pairs with Irama on the evening of the duets, the singer then turned his eyes to the future and above all to the new generations. Here we are: the rest of the world, confused, influenced, eager to find an answer as to what is good and what is bad – said Grignani in the video published on the show’s Instagram profile – has also gone through a pandemic that we have never seen, we had never seen. We are aliens who do not recognize each other. Then, as a win, there’s Generation Z, which I’ve renamed V. the generation of inclusivity, able to make everyone equal in their differences, the generation of change, the illustrious hand stretched out toward the future, the hand of the future. And as a musician, I want to introduce you and us to a different ending to a very famous Eagles song, “Hotel California.”
And in the future the singer theorizes – even for himself – we will find ourselves back in the desert, free but with the horizon ahead and a fiery hell now behind us. Another ending and a new mirage, a new Hotel California … Hotel California 2022. On social networks, Grignani’s outburst caused a lot of discussion and when someone accused him of speaking too fast, he almost choked on his words with excitement, the Instead, he appreciated his sincerity and courage to strip naked in front of the cameras, even though he knew many would have pointed the finger anyway.
April 28, 2022 (Change April 28, 2022 | 13:20)
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