De Gregori: "Do we need Springsteen who says he is against Trump?"

De Gregori: “Do we need Springsteen who says he is against Trump?”

ByJohn

On the sidelines of the presentation to the press of the projects related to “Nevergreen”, a show made up of “perfectly unknown” songs which debuted in this theater in autumn 2024 and which now becomes a docufilm and a live album before returning to the stage, Francesco De Gregori he addressed various issues (here is the complete report).

In addition to discussing the presence of guests and how certain “concerts that resemble records”, the singer-songwriter also had his say on thepolitical commitment of some artists. Pressed to give an opinion on current events, De Gregori offered his point of view on personalities like Springsteen who are taking an increasingly clear political stand. “He has always ridden politics”, he declared:

“I always feel embarrassed when an entertainer wants to take sides so clearly on international war issues. The world around us must be analyzed with extreme care and the proclamation thrown off the stage, even written in an appeal, leaves me quite indifferent. Is it necessary for Springsteen to say that he is against a Trump administration? I don’t think so. It’s a role that I don’t feel like sharing. To quote Dylan, or rather Whitman, ‘I contain multitudes’: I don’t want to give or take lessons from anyone, much less a showman. What qualifications does he have to do so?”.

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