Look Alessio Bernabei and you think that if there is someone who has never doubted himself in his life, that someone could be him. The reality of the facts, however, is much more insidious than it seems at first glance. We notice it with Everest, the single that sees Alessio as the protagonist of a video in which, with the tight-fitting tank top and the forelock combed back, he wanders in a desolate valley in search of a consolation, a lifeline, the certainty that after a you can get up, but you can also go farther than you think.
“I’m a little anxious about the release of the single because I really want people to perceive it as I do: like a song that allowed me to get naked “ Alessio tells on the phone explaining that he finally managed not to be ashamed of his weaknesses and not to hide the bad days that made him feel bad in the past.
Six years into his solo career after breaking up with Dear Jack, strengthened by a talent won at the first experience, Friends, and three Sanremo Festivals brought home for three years in a row, from 2015 to 2017, for Bernabei it is a period of relaxation, but also of meditation. The lockdown imposed by the pandemic led him to metabolize many things about himself realizing that it was time to put order and untangle the skein in his head, including finding a way to represent “the need to give uncontrolled love, even though not loving myself so much. “
Why doesn’t he love himself enough?
“I have had several experiences that have made me hate myself: these are things that happen when you enter this world at 21. Learning to love yourself becomes something indispensable ».
Before getting on this merry-go-round at 21, did you love each other more?
«I have never had low self-esteem: I have always accepted myself, with my defects and my strengths. If I had to think back to the boy Alessio I would have a lot of fun, because I’ve always done the things I wanted to do ».
Does being alone, without a group supporting you, lead you to feel more exposed?
«The responsibility for things is greater, because you have to carry the baggage by yourself: since I was 14 I have been able to count on a team with which to distribute my forces. I’ve always liked working in a group, but now the bullshit I do is all about me. At the same time, however, it is perhaps also the best way to grow ».
Ever cherished the idea of returning to a group in the future?
“Even though I’m a soloist, a team that believes in me and supports me is always there, including the musicians who play live with me. From that point of view, not much has changed ».
In Everest sings “I would like to be the parachute you don’t want to wear”: who was his parachute instead?
“The people who follow me after all these years and those who are close to me and have never stopped believing in me. Like my family who, since I was a teenager, have always worked hard to pay for my lessons, buy me the tools, support me in every way. It is a fortune that does not happen to everyone ».
Have you always wanted to do this job?
“When I was little I dreamed of being a cowboy, but he wasn’t productive. Since I approached music, first with the clarinet in the country band and then with my first band at 14, it was clear that my dream was to be on a stage like Green Day. It all started from there “.
In the song she talks about weaknesses and falls: something that artists tend to hide in general. Why did he reveal them?
“For many years I have tried to hide the insecurities of when you come home and feel bad, especially when you do a job like this, full of ups and downs: with Everest I told myself it was time to say enough, to take off my mask and show myself for who I am. I don’t consider it an end point, but the part of a journey that must be enjoyed. In the past I have not been able to do it ».
What do you mean?
«First I wanted the stadiums, then I wanted the stadiums: in the meantime I couldn’t enjoy the path to get there and, in this, I was wrong. I thought that life began only when I reached the goal, but it wasn’t like that. “
The problem was to set the bar higher and higher.
«I was always aiming for excellence, not enjoying the small achievements in between. We must also consider that I went from my bedroom to San Siro in no time, and this is a destabilizing thing. I had to start from the bottom to be able to do my physiological path: when you win a talent you start from the top, but then you have to scale down to be able to go up. I made my apprenticeship in Sanremo at the age of 22, but that’s not good: if you don’t get some slaps, you can’t do this job ».
Always in Everest he talks about trying too hard not to make others feel bad, forgetting about himself. How are you doing today?
“Giving so much to others while forgetting about yourself is wrong. You always have to dedicate time, take the beating but also hit your head: at almost 30 years old I realized that it is important to put myself first and then other people, remembering not to give what is for me to someone else like this, without thinking”.
This is a romantic thought.
“Maybe I got very close to spirituality in this last period, to reading topics related to inner well-being and to come to terms with ourselves”.
One thing that we all did a little bit during the lockdown. What do you miss most in this period?
«Doing live promotion as it once was, going on the radio, going out: today, however, I am always inside these four walls that crush you while your mind, fortunately, travels. I think I have found a balance in this too: the hope that by the end of the year I will be able to do at least one live performance keeps me alive. We must be optimistic, otherwise if we kill everyone».
In all this Sanremo continues to move forward despite the hitches.
«I have always loved him and, with my family, I can say that I grew up together: getting on that stage three times was a great achievement and I have to thank Carlo Conti for having believed so much in me. In the last 2 years I have tried to send some songs but, obviously, they were not the right ones. I’m young, there will be time to get back into the game in the future, also because Sanremo needs the right piece in the right context ».
Will you watch it this year?
“Absolutely yes, both as a fan and as a musician.”
Earlier you spoke of the mind that travels and its dreams: what is left to achieve?
“I have achieved many beautiful goals that have satisfied my ego and my soul, but if I had to think about what I am missing I would not think of a goal, but of a consolidation: I would like to continue doing this job and maybe, when I am 50 years old career behind me, look back and consider myself lucky to have made it this far with music as a partner. I just want to be proud of myself and keep making music all my life, looking for happiness even with wrinkles and white hair ».
Looking for happiness, but also love?
«We must be patient: when everything is aligned, love will arrive. When I manage to get the balance, I’m sure the right person will also come along to share my life with for the rest of my days. “
(Opening photo by Frank Meta)
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