'' To me these fierce criticisms of Laura Pausini seem exaggerated.
Everyone is free to do what he wants.
If she did not sing 'Bella ciao' she will have had her reasons for her, perhaps she was afraid that singing it would be exploited for political purposes ''.
Al Bano wanted to have his say on the video that went viral in which the queen of Italian pop, guest of the popular Spanish TV quiz 'El Hormiguero', declines the invitation to sing the song-anthem of the Partisan Resistance and the fight against fascism.
Urged on the social controversy on the Pausini 'case', the artist defended the freedom to choose what to sing and when to do it, but he also stressed: '' I would have sung it quietly.
'Bella ciao' belongs to the whole world, beyond political ideas.
I sang it a lot of times, I would not do it only if I felt that there is an air of exploitation ''.
Pausini justified herself by saying: "It's a very political song and I don't want to sing political songs".
A phrase that attracted a lot of criticism from fans disappointed by the singer's no.