by Davide Soattin
The well-known musician, a member of the E-Street Band on the Boss’s stage, responds to a question from a fan on social media: “All we knew was that the workers were working overtime because of the rain.”
The emergency in Emilia-Romagna? “We didn’t know anything about it.” This is Stevie Van Zandt, better known as Speaking Little Stevenone of the members of the E-Street Band and right-hand man of Bruce Springsteen, who, just over a week after the concert of the controversies in the Ferrara municipal park, responds to the comment of a fan who posted on Twitter who asked him why no news from the start came out about the population groups affected by the floods.
The fan’s question on social media
“I know you as a man and artist of great values. An honest man – wrote the fan – but above all a free man. I attended the show in Ferrara. Is it really true that you, Bruce and the BSE knew nothing about the emergency in Emilia-Romagna, about the severe floods near Ferrara, about the fifteen displaced persons? I can’t believe you knew about this tragedy and Nobody on stage said anything because they know your heart, your mind, your faith: absolutely impossible.”
“We knew nothing”
Van Zandt’s answer, who shared the stage with the boss for more than three hours in the concert while those present expected at least a greeting, a wish or a word of encouragement for the people of Romagna, leaves no room for interpretation and will probably be repeated play a role new debate on the concert of last May 18th. “We didn’t know anything about it,” Little Steven replied succinctly, adding: “All we heard was that the workers had to work overtime because the place was a big mud puddle from the rain. (hence the decision to open the gates almost four hours after the originally planned time, editor’s note). That was all.” Therefore, it is conceivable that the boss’s silence is due to the fact that he was not informed of what was happening: possible new controversies in the next few hours are not excluded.
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May 27, 2023 (edited May 27, 2023 | 1:52 pm)
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