“What Repubblica wrote about Toto Cutugno” – Libero Quotidiano

2023-08-23 17:57:00

“In Italy it always seemed a bit snubbed, why?”: Simona Branchetti he asked Red Ronnie about Toto Cutugno, passed away yesterday at the age of 80 after a long stay in hospital. The journalist and music critic, then, in video connection with Morning News on Canale 5, he replied: “Simple, because there is a certain intelligentsia, especially in music critics, who decide what is good and what is wrong”. And this – continued Red Ronnie – “is a serious mistake, for me there is no music of series A or series B, all music that gives emotions is valid music. It happened to me even when I was in charge of Duran Duran , which everyone criticized”.

In this regard, the critic wanted to remember one episode in particular: “In 1990 he went to Sanremo with ‘Gli amori’ paired with Ray Charles, The Republic wrote, ‘God save Ray Charles’, this is one hallucinating wickedness”. He also argued that Toto Cutugno was not appreciated enough Al Bano Carrisi, that a LaPresse he confided: “Great musician, unfortunately in Italy they didn’t understand him as he deserved. Abroad he had great success, his songs were sung by great interpreters in France and Germany. In Russia he was number 1. Alla my 70th birthday party in Russia he was there too and it was a great success”.