Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – “Qual è l’unica cosa che manca a Sanremo? La musica. Mi piange il cuore e sono stanco di vedere umiliato l’unico spazio nazionale a disposizione per fare la canzone. Il prossimo conduttore del festival Stefano De Martino? È un ottimo ballerino”. A parlare è Marco Castoldi, in arte Morgan, in occasione della presentazione del documentario a lui dedicato ‘Non importa dove’ di Francesco Fei e Consuelo Moschella, in anteprima alla Festa del Cinema di Roma.
Un rapporto conflittuale, quello tra Morgan e il festival, soprattutto dopo l’edizione del 2020, quando partecipò in coppia con Bugo con il brano ‘Sincero’. Durante un’esibizione sul palco dell’Ariston, l’artista modificò il testo della canzone inserendo versi polemici rivolti al collega, all’anagrafe Cristian Bugatti. Spiazzato dall’accaduto, Bugo abbandonò il palco, provocando l’immediata squalifica della coppia dalla competizione.
“Perché la Rai o lo Stato, come servizio pubblico, non lo prendono seriamente? Perché non hanno la capacità di capire che Sanremo è una cosa bella? Perché lo trattano così male?”, si chiede l’artista continuando: Quelli che non sanno cosa siano le canzoni non possono dirigere un festival della canzone. Così come quelli che non capiscono cosa significhi un’orchestra non possono mettersi a dirigere il festival della musica che si fa con l’orchestra.
Io non vado a dirigere un campionato sportivo. Ci sono molte persone che si intendono di sport, così come di musica, e io sono tra questi, ma ce ne sono tantissimi altri. Sanremo è un’occasione perduta ormai da troppi anni”.
Morgan believes that "if they understood the cultural importance of Sanremo, they would bring to it the expertise and richness of Italian art and music. We, who have Vivaldi and Verdi, are the inventors of opera and the language of music. 'Fortissimo,' 'tempo,' 'maestro' are used all over the world. Even in America, when you conduct an orchestra, you have to say 'tempo' and not 'time.' Music speaks Italian all over the world, and here we are, being taken for a ride. By whom? By those who don't know it?" Regarding the festival's value, he adds: "I value Sanremo. First and foremost, it's a state competition. It's one of the few occasions where television focuses on what we call song. I care about song. Song, as a form of music, is one of the most important to me. It's like Christmas: for so many years, for almost a century, Italy has gathered in front of the TV to watch the festival. Easter is less powerful. Sanremo is truly rooted in the family, in Italian culture, and in tradition."
The festival, Morgan emphasizes, "is the biggest television program that generates ratings despite the various artistic directors bragging about the ratings. They should know it's not their fault. Just as it's not thanks to panettone that Christmas was followed, just as it's not thanks to the hosts, presenters, and directors that Sanremo was followed. Sanremo is an institution that goes beyond those who temporarily pass through there, like a ministry. There's the minister, then he leaves and another arrives, but the ministry remains." And regarding the next Sanremo host, Stefano De Martino, he says: "He's an excellent dancer. I knew him as a dancer, I remember he came to my house to teach me steps because when I was on 'X Factor,' I occasionally had some dances to do. So they sent De Martino to me as a teacher." Finally, a personal memory: "Sanremo is beautiful, I always watched it with Battiato. We had a passion for it, and the funniest evenings were listening to all the jokes he had to say behind his back. In that edition with Bonolis, at a certain point Vasco showed up... I can't say what Battiato said. But it was fun, he was commenting on my look," she concludes.
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