Rector and Ditonellapiaga, Chemistry lessons

Precisely with Marcella, in 1986, in Sanremo, he was the protagonist of a cult squabble. Then he said:
“I don’t need the Festival, me!” What is it today: need or pleasure?
A: “Detaching from the monotony of the days that have been lived for two years now, which even if you watch the programs on nature then at some point even there they tell you about Covid … it is liberating, it is a
holiday of the spirit “. \

The last Sanremo of Rector was in 1994. Margherita was not yet born. Has the Festival changed a lot?
A: «Then there was Baudo, today there is Amadeus. They look a bit alike. Pippo is very good, but he expects you to do your duty from a to z. “Love” prevents you: do not do this and that, otherwise I will get angry “. \

What did he tell you not to do?
R: «Eh, I can’t tell you!». Rector laughs heartily, while Ditonellapiaga pretends well not to
understand what the colleague is referring to. Rector, why have you been away from the Ariston stage for so many years?
R: “Because my greatest hits were never born in Sanremo”. \

Is it true that Enrico Ruggeri pushed you to come back?
A: «Yes. “In seven days you do everything you would in two years,” she told me. “Go, follow your own path, do not listen to the chatter, think about the piece …”. I’ll try, but you know how it is “. \

Do you have many friends among colleagues?
A: «Yes, most of them are». \

Who is your biggest friend today?
A: “My dogs, Collins and Lupo.”

Bipedal friends will be offended.
A: «A friend will never give you what a dog gives you. The friend also has his life, his loves, his passions … the dog has only you. “

One of his beautiful pieces, I have youhowever, he said: «But you know that, even today, I forgot to eat because … I have you».
A: “But it was dedicated to the public”. \

Chemistry instead it talks about sex.
R: «But with a certain malice, a certain spirit … goliardic. We are the most shameless of the Festival “. \

Are you fluid, you?
D: «Musically, for sure. On a personal level … Long live freedom ».
A: «Yes, yes, she is fluid! I even more. I’m foamy ».

I quote your text: “If I stay, I come repeatedly”. Hard.
D: «First he says:“ There is no anticipation or delay ”… It’s a question of time, isn’t it? So if I stop, if I’m relaxed, let’s say that … ».
R: «Sgorgo!».
D: «But malice is in the ears of the listener».

And again: “Don’t be moral about me.”
A: «I can’t stand when morality becomes bigoted. When they say: “Cover your legs” … but please! ».

Margherita will turn 25 on the day of the final.
A: «Whatever happens, let’s take out a magnum of prosecco».
D: «And let’s saber!».

Razor blades he turns 40 instead. What is there of that music in the music you make today?
D: “I tried to make my irreverence and winking irony my own with Donatella.”
A: «And the use of a language that sounds. Italian is wonderful, full of delightful words to use. Dante would agree with me “. \

Rector, do you think you are recognized today for the great artist you are?
A: «No. Because, as Umberto Eco said of me in his time: “The girl would certainly have been more successful with a Calvinist and Lutheran audience”. Which is not exactly the Italian one ».

Would it have been different if she had been a man?
R: «Oh yes. A man is forgiven for being a bit of a cursed child. Women no, they are always “not very good” ».
D: «If this piece was written like this, in 2022, there is a reason. The historical-cultural heritage of our country cannot be erased. Certain things are always good to reiterate. Chimica is a joyful and playful hymn to freedom ».
A: “And freedom doesn’t hurt anyone.”

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