The farmers have the Teatro Ariston in the City of Flowers in their sights. “I find the farmers’ protest absolutely right, sacred, for the right to work and for the protection of their jobs. But no one has contacted me and I have not contacted anyone,” said Amadeus, adding, “If they come, I’ll bring them on stage.”
This statement came after Fiorello had expressed himself: “It would be good if they came, because you don’t find a stage like Sanremo every day. So I appeal to everyone to come here. Do you know who will be the first in line?
Al Bano,” the showman jokes. I thank you for the invitation. And I fully support the presence of farmers in Sanremo to expose the problems related to the land.
But I don’t want to draw attention to myself even though I know I am a farmer. And the government should shed light on the issue.” I know these are calculations that have nothing to do with the land.
They, who split their time between banks and luxury restaurants, don’t even know what it means to hold a hoe in their hands. The land demands unimaginable sacrifices.” I ran away at 17 precisely because I knew how tough that kind of life in the fields was, even though I have always loved the land.
Thanks to my singing career, I had the opportunity to buy the tractor and then the land from my father, supporting him. Today, my agricultural and wine company is doing well. And I dedicate 30 percent of my time to it.”
Outside the Ariston, about a thousand workers were protesting (from the Genoa-Cornigliano plant of Italsider at risk of closure). Pippo Baudo called the representatives to the stage to present their reasons. It was an extraordinary act of democracy.
Proof that Sanremo goes beyond the songs.” They didn’t believe their eyes. Dad was convinced that after two months in Milan I would return to Puglia.
I told him, “You don’t know me well enough.” It arrives in your mailbox every day at 12 o’clock.