Nek’s monologue to Le Iene: “Even bad things turn into opportunities for redemption”

Show host”hyenas”, in the episode of Tuesday, November 15, it was Nek🇧🇷 The singer told his story and through his heartfelt monologue the singer-songwriter revealed some unprecedented aspects of his life, highlighting his fears, but also the courage to face the most fearful situations, accepting change and turning it into an opportunity.

The pain of the father’s death

Nek’s story begins with his musical debut, when in 1993 he performed in Sanremo, but his song, even before it was sung, was at the center of very harsh controversies, as he also talks about the fear of performing:

In 1993 I made my debut in Sanremo with “In Te”. This song was accused of being anti-abortion and was butchered before I even sang it. I went up on stage, but the voice did not come out. Pippo Baudo yelled at me, “You have to use your diaphragm.” I wanted to disappear. That night, for the first time, I discovered a courage that I didn’t know I had and that would accompany me in my career and in life. Instead of being destroyed by fierce criticism, I proved wrong those who expected me to be just a meteor.

Another moment in which the suffering almost paralyzed him was with the disappearance of his father: “Years later, when my father died, the pain confronted me with a great truth: I would never be the same person again. And on that occasion, courage also helped me, but a different kind of courage: that of weakness. The courage to accept change. I transformed his absence into presence, and every day I find my father in the plants of his garden, in the smell of his woods, in the Lambrusco that I drink with friends.”

The fear after the hand accident

Filippo Neviani continues to tell his story, recalling one of the most critical moments of his career, when he injured his hand in an accident that blocked it for several months before being able to play again. A truly terrible moment from which, however, he managed to get up again, taking the good that life presented to him:

It also happened two years ago when I cut my hand with the circular saw. A musician’s hand is everything: what would become of me without music? After the initial discouragement, I gathered what courage I had left: I accepted that maybe there would be a new and different Felipe. I trusted that a light could be turned on in the dark. And it went well, because tonight, soon, I’ll sing for you. It’s not easy, but if we learn to accept them, even bad things can turn into an opportunity for redemption. It’s a lesson I had to learn many years ago: “Laura isn’t there” was born out of the pain of parting. And from this pain, in which so many lovers recognized each other, so many, was born the bond that unites me to all of you.