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October 2016

Antonio - guitar player as well - and
we pretended we had a crowd in front
of us. Every night we would pretend
to be in a different city too, as if we
were on a real tour. I couldn’t have
imagined the dream would actually
become reality, but luckily it did. I
worked really hard to make it happen
and favorable conditions allowed me
to get to play with Doro. As with
everything in life, it’s about strong
determination and a good amount of
luck. When the right opportunity
shows up in front of you, you have to
be ready to take it right away, and
that’s what I did. Music allows me to
see the world, and it’s amazing, as
well as intense. I get to know so many
different people, sometimes new lifelong friends, sometimes people I
would have preferred not to meet.
Most days are great and exciting,
some others more nostalgic.
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Do you think that being Italian in a
foreign world is an advantage or a
disadvantage? How is your
nationality perceived within the
global music business?

Photo by Anna Dalla Bona
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It was never a disadvantage. Italians
are very much appreciated in foreign
countries, due to their artistic skills as
well as their friendliness. I have so

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many friends in the music industry
that come from all over the world. Of
course we always joke about
stereotypes, it’s fun. But when you are
on stage, and you play, it gets serious,
and where you come from does not
matter anymore.
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Travelling as a musician: what does
that represent to you? What about
travelling, in general? What does
music mean to you, rock
specifically?

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Travelling is one of the biggest
components of my job. Touring,
though, is very different from
travelling as a tourist. When you are
on tour, there is no touristic itinerary
to follow, you just end up doing things
that locals do every day. Go to
restaurants, drink a few beers, find a
laundry place! The good thing is,
sometimes we have days off, and
that’s when we can visit the city we
are in. I have mixed feelings when it
comes to the physical moving aspect
of travelling. I don’t like waiting for
flights at the airport. At the same time,
I like to be in the plane/bus/train,
where I have time to think about
upcoming projects, tours, albums. I
am definitely more relaxed when I
travel with other band members.
However, it often happens that I have
to travel solo, and I have to admit that
kind of experience is enrichening. I
feel like I have to be more careful and
pay more attention to everything. The
other aspect that’s pretty interesting is
the difference between the trip
towards the city we are playing in and
the trip to go back home, when the
tour is over. The trips before concerts
are great and exciting. I know what’s