Un footage that testifies to theirs friendshipmany moments of shared life spent together: it started like this, during the last episode of Sunday Inthe story of the bond between Antonello Venditti and Mara Venier.
Antonello Venditti: «I was evaluating Mara Venier’s men»
«We are one beautiful couple. We are the proof that friendship exists between man and woman“, commented the presenter, “You and I have already done a lot together”, echoed the singer-songwriter.
From there, the story of an anecdote that binds them. «I was his couples counselor. There was a period in which, knowing men, I knew how to evaluate them and understand if they were suitable for her. I’ve done a lot of them”, his words. A detail about their friendship that no one knew. “She brought them to me and I did the hair and the hair,” continued Venditti. Among the singer-songwriter’s memories, there is also a particular case: «Once upon a time…a suitor of his who went to a bathroom far away…and then he found himself outside the door» revealed Venditti to the laughter of the audience. In short, Mara Venier has always trusted her friend’s judgment a lot: «Me Even today I have to say thank you for everything and for what we said to each other in the dressing room”, she continued without dwelling on the circumstances of that long-ago conversation.
Mara Venier and Antonello Venditti at Domenica In (IPA).
Depression and the relationship with Lucio Dalla
A relaxed moment, which was accompanied by more intense ones. Above all, the story of the singer’s depression, which focused on the darkest period of his life. They were the eightiesfull of commitments and professional successes, but something inside began to creak at a certain point. To support him, Lucio Dalla. «He saved my life.” Venditti revealed, «He understood that I was really sick. He told me: “You have to leave Rome” and took me to Carimate. A true friend holds your hand when he sees what others don’t see”».
Venditti and social distancing
A now distant past. Venditti is preparing for his new tour today, Come on! Live Summer 2026, which from July 7th to the beginning of September will take him to various Italian cities and he lives in a very peaceful private life. The only thing he prefers to keep his distance from are social networks: «Last December 23rd I chose to cancel. I stopped with the images and went back to writing», he revealed to Venier, «Today in Italy it is rare to even know how to read and write».
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