We often talk about pillars of Italian music, personalities capable of making their way not only through their vocal power but above all through their talents as songwriters. In this context, one of the greatest representatives of our local song occupies an important place. Born in 1964, originally from Florence; the career of Marco Masini coincides from the first years with the dream of making a living from music and after learning between the end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s, it is the meeting with Giancarlo Bigazzi prove to be a real “good will” for the singer-songwriter. The latter is among the first to believe in his artistic abilities, both in terms of writing and voice; together they will compose the song he brought for first time Marco Masini in Sanremo in 1990, ‘Desperato’.
Inevitably, the ascendant career of Marco Masini meets the singing festival par excellence, the Sanremo Festival. Two victories for the singer-songwriter, first in 1990 with Desperate for the circuit of new proposals then among the big names in 2004 with The flying man. Two experiences 14 years apart but which made Marco Masini a true icon of Italian music. In total, the singer-songwriter appeared on the Ariston stage 7 more times, conquering, beyond the placement, with the particularity of his strummed tone and the depth of his songs.
Marco Masini, why do we say it brings bad luck? “Stupid superstitions…”
Not everything has always happened in a linear manner in the artistic journey of Marco Masini. The singer himself spoke in the past of a dark period, marked by the circle of certain absurd and senseless rumors on his own account which led him towards deviations far from the dream of making a living from music. “When someone in the environment started spreading these annoying rumors, you know, these hateful things that had already been said for a while even by a great artist who then committed suicide? “It brings bad luck, it releases negative energy”. But the only person I could bring bad luck to was me. These are the words of Marco Masini in a monologue from the Iene, where he then adds: “…Not because of stupid superstitions, but because I was dazzled by too rapid successes which made me lose sight of what was really important to me, music”.
