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Sangiovanni: «Life? You fall and fly “

Saint John he cut his hair, and not just that. She also cleaned up inside her. Cut the dead branches, she tells herself. The result is an unprecedented head without curls, but above all a new album Fall fly, which already from the title is a declaration of intent. Life, she says, is a succession of ups and downs, anxieties and successes. You fall and fly. It happened to him when at not even 18, after leaving school, he finished second Friends (behind his girlfriend Giulia Stabile). From there the life that suddenly changes, the success of Malibu, two years of Covid. He who looks in the mirror and no longer recognizes himself. He has the life he always wanted, even more, but his happiness is always in flashes. In fact, in the middle there is also a lot of darkness. The fragility of a 19-year-old – 17 platinum records, 100 million streams – who is not afraid to admit it or sing it. “I’m not afraid of losing what I have, my only fear is not to be calm in what I do,” he explains from the other side of the phone, alternating pauses with rivers of words.

How are you in the meantime?
“These have certainly been very intense months. I lived my life and at the same time when I felt intense emotions I went to the studio to write them. My life has changed a lot, at 19 it’s a little strange to say. So many things that touch me particularly, and it’s not easy. I recognize that mine is a good job, I recognize that I am lucky. For sure whatever way things will go I know that my being an artist will remain. It’s something I feel inside of me, which will never go away. “

When did you realize that music was what you wanted to do?
“I never really thought about it, I didn’t think it could be my future. Then Amici came and it was all so strange and phenomenal. Fun too, you have the ability to travel a lot. Even soon, it takes a lot of strength, there are also moments when not everything is positive… ».

Which?
«I must say that it is difficult to explain, I struggle even with my friends. I was on a school desk, then suddenly everything changed. From the outside, everything may seem beautiful, a privileged life, but we artists are human too, we live emotions, quite tough, difficult to always live in the best way. It is often difficult to make it understood. I say to myself “I’m sick, but can I tell? Can I do what he complains when I’m living a dream at the same time? “Now I know the answer is yes.”

When did you understand?
“Slowly, when I wasn’t afraid to ask for help. asking for help is not weakness. I needed therapy to get back to flying. I somehow wanted to change my life. And when I started making music it felt like I was really flying. And it was beautiful, very beautiful. I said to myself “man, you managed to do it and do it well”. I received a lot of positive accolades. At some point then I felt very lost, sad, I felt bad again. I realized that you never get to the top, when you reach your goals and change your life radically, then the darkness can come back. Although everything is different, apparently beautiful, you still manage to fall into the depths, as I did before ».

What does it mean Fall flywhich is also the title of your latest album?
«Falling and flying is the awareness that life, at least for me, is a continuous ups and downs. You are fine then as soon as you manage to fly you don’t even have time to fly, to enjoy it. The phrase “a life of ups and downs I just have to fall and fly” means that all I can do is channel my emotions into music. Like a diary, for me and for others. I want to be honest, I don’t care about other people’s judgments. When I write music I don’t even think about where it will go, I just think about how to release emotions ».

What gives it balance?
“The little things. Being with people I love, playing with friends, playing sports, I like to surround myself with simple things. I’m 19 and I miss living my age a little bit. “

Where is home?
“I don’t know where he is today, I feel very homeless, I pass through many different places. Home is synonymous with continuity and serenity and today I miss it. The pandemic, the various lockdowns certainly did not help. After the end of Amici, Covid has arrived. And, in my small way, I see it like this: I already had my storm inside me, then it also came out. When it seemed to be over, the war came. The brutality, the dead, so much evil. I wonder when we will be able to live in peace. “

Source: Vanity Fair

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