"During my kidnapping, my faith in people helped me, precisely where my faith in God was lacking. I have always said t…"

"You're not bad [Cristiano De André], you're just stupid!"

"Benedetto Croce said that everyone writes poetry until the age of eighteen. From the age of eighteen onwards, two cat…"

"There are those who are touched by faith and those who merely cultivate the virtue of hope [...], the God in whom, de…"

"Do they complain about gypsies? Look at them going around begging for votes: but they don't go on foot, they have bus…"

"Singing alone with my guitar would give me the same feeling as getting down on all fours in the De Ferrari fountain a…"

"Genoa is also the friends who live far away and watch you grow up and grow old, for example the pescuèi who, just lik…"

"During the war, I was displaced to Piedmont, and for me, Genoa was a myth, something extraordinary. When I saw it for…"

"When I go out in public, I'm very afraid of being criticised. Controlling your facial muscles, for example, which sho…"

"[...] if I am classical high school, he (Francesco De Gregori) is university."