"At this point, I would like to mention an important figure, Aldo Moro, who was born a short distance from here, in Maglie... He is one of the biggest shoe manufacturers, someone who has made shoes for the whole of Italy. [...] I know very well that he uses very clear language, he invented several terms, in fact he is a great philologist, he invented parallel convergences, the economic situation, all these things... Once I heard him make some very strange speeches, such as: “These ferments of dissolution, I would not say iconoclastic but projected towards new hypertrophic temptations that bring me back to a new universal pragmatism and new dimensions yet to be discovered...” and there are all these things that make it impossible to clarify anything at all. It's very distracting, and last year I wrote an even more distracting piece dedicated to these enigmatic figures from the world of politics and other worlds as well. Anyway, tonight I want to dedicate it to this character who has outsmarted the whole of Italy."
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Rino Gaetano
1950 – 1981
Salvatore Antonio Rino Gaetano (1950 – 1981) was an Italian musician and singer-songwriter. He is famous for his satirical songs and oblique yet incisive political commentary. He is remembered for his raspy voice, for the heavily ironic lyrics of his songs and his social protests. He died in a car accident at age 30. He was a popular and influential figure, widely re-evaluated by the following teen generations.
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