interview
different color (hence the subtitle) and I star-
ted right from this, from the title of the al-
bum, to make it clear that inside this lp there
is me completely, without any external inter-
ference.
There are “quotations” and
re-readings from Patti Smi-
th and Bob Dylan on the re-
cord. I guess it is with some
emotion and a certain respon-
sibility that comes to the work
of personalities of this size ...
It’s true but since I’m an irrespon-
sible I just have fun. The two songs
you talk about (“Ballando a piedi
nudi” and “Non dimenticar le mie
parole”) more than re-reading I see them as
tributes to the giants of music. A small, mo-
silvia conti
A piedi nudi (psichedeliche ipnotiche nu-
dità) (“Bare feet (psychedelic hypnotic nudi-
ty)”) is the title of the new album of original
songs by Silvia Conti. With the the artistic
production of Gianfilippo Boni and the col-
laboration of musician Roberto Mangione
(author of some songs of the lp), together
with Aldo Coppola’s RadiciMusic Records,
the album is a work that demands dedication
while scrolling through the entire tracklist.
Among the songs there are the Conti’s version
of “Dancing Barefoot” by Patti Smith and a
spiritual melting pot with a recent Bob Dylan
pearl. Chapters of stories that browse the life
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dest thank you.
How does “Tom Tom” come about and why
did you choose it as a single?
“Tom Tom” is the catharsis of a
very difficult time, it is my way of
reacting to the difficulties. It’s a
choral song, fun, and it looks a
lot like me, so it seemed to me
the best choice for the first vi-
deo clip.
You worked with many col-
leagues very often: how do
you see the time of Italian
music and who are today’s
songwriters who are convincing
you most?
I’ve ever been listening to little Italian music,
with some exceptions, so I’m not the most
suitable person to deal
with this topic. I think
that, apart of the gre-
at singer-songwriters
and after the wonder-
ful experiment of the
1990s of the CSI, little
has been done. I guess
the blame is also to be
attributed to the low
musical culture that
unfortunately reigns,
thanks especially to
those who have the
record market in hand.
It’s a shame, because
there are talents that
will remain unknown
to many people, and
many beautiful things
we could hear, but we
won’t.
that happens every day under the bare feet
of each of us, everywhere, with that feminine
point in the denunciation that gives sweetness
and romance to the observation of everything
that lives around. A “social” record, an abso-
lutely personal album that returns Silvia Con-
ti to his own music after years of great colla-
borations, theatrical performances and “that”
Sanremo Festival, 32 years ago.
Can you tell how the inspiration for the re-
cord was born and explain to us the subtitle
of the album?
It is an album that was born naturally, it came
almost alone. After years of collaborations I
wanted to propose a personal job, to final-
ly express myself in something that was just
mine. I love enameling the toenails of each
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