Singing in Italian

Ialso refuse to sing in English but, only because the music does not need to be explained, in the sense that when I sing my songs, which are in Italian, I try to explain what I'm talking about, however, two lines and nothing special.

I remember that from young boy I went to the concerts of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, I like a lot of my friends. We liked them but no one understood the words.

The methods of spreading music in general have changed a little, I am thinking of the explosion of groups like Manneskin, due in part to social media, especially in youtube I have seen various influencers (paid of course) who have made this group explode. Now, in the relationship with social media, how do you propose yourself, how important do you think this is?

Well ... I’ll tell you the truth I feel a little old, because I struggle a little, in the sense that in any case (I don’t even know how to explain it) many people and even my girlfriend tells me: “Andrea you have to be more active in social media! “ But I want to be active in music, I don’t want to put myself in front of a computer and make selfs to say things that have nothing to do with it, I’m not capable.

We are living in a virtual world, but I’m talking about music I’m a musician.

So I’ll ask you a question a little more about music: four names, I don’t know if you know everyone, De Andre`, Claudio Lolli, Flavio Giurato, Paolo conti, which of these do you think got much less than they deserved?

I don’t know Flavio Giurato but Claudio Lolli certainly didn’t get the recognition he deserved in my opinion.

What would you give up in your life in America, for a final evening in Sanremo?

Sanremo as an immense advertising communication vehicle, not so much as a performance honestly I would like to be in Sanremo to make my music known in Italy.

Itell you the truth, I have a child here called Francesco, he will be seven years old in May, I miss Italy, I would like to return but the only thing that keeps me here is my job, which in any case we now have in quotes a first name. But I would like to return to Italy and I could give up everything (apart from my son), to be in Sanremo (oh well not my girlfriend for God’s sake but maybe she would follow me.

Andrea, one last question: your favorite American dish that you would not give up?

The chiken wings, Caesar salad, especially if it is made with radicchio, I must say that the only problem is that the radicchio, the long one, cannot be found. One finds the ball and one that is a little bit more bitter in flavor.

I love Italy but if I find something good that is American I gladly try it. There are a lot of restaurants and even if those who run them are American or even in the kitchen they are Americans, they do a very good cuisine and sometimes I have to say much better than some restaurants that are run by Italians. Because we have this bad habit, everything that is not Italian is not good and this is not true! Because there is so much good stuff from any nation.

Andrea I thank you so much and I wish you the success you deserve. I also remind our readers that they can find you on various platforms: Youtube, spotify etc. Just type “Mbrascatu”, by the way what does Mbrascatu mean?

It is the family nickname my grandfather who had his face all dirty due to work and in Calabria mbrascatu means dirty, so people started calling him mbrascatu and from there if you go to my country we are the mbrascatu. I remember that when the letters arrived, in addition to the name of my father who was Francesco, they put the nickname in brackets. Talk to you soon, thank you.