Iconic Italian singer and songwriter
Francesco Guccini, 84, said on Thursday that he is quitting X
because the platform's owner Elon Musk "has ideas that are light
years away from mine".
"I have no interest in communicating on a platform that
contributes to shape narratives and manipulate political
thoughts", said the artist, known for his repertoire including
socially engaged songs such as La Locomotiva and Eskimo as well
as more introspective and intimate ballades including Vedi Cara,
Autogrill, Signora Bovary and Cyrano - the soundtrack of two
Italian generations.
"I will continue to serenely live my life in Pavana", a town in
the Appenines near Pistoia where Guccini has retired.
"I don't think anyone will miss me on X", he said.
Guccini's announcement came after controversial statements the
tycoon made on his platform about the Italian judiciary.
The Tesla, X and SpaceX owner Musk, who was appointed by US
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday to head a newly created
government efficiency agency, wrote via X that the Rome judges
who had suspended the validation of the detention of a group of
migrants taken to a new Italian-run centre in Albania "need to
go".
"This is unacceptable.
"Do the people of Italy live in a democracy or does an unelected
autocracy make the decisions?", Musk also wrote, commenting the
Italian judges' decision about the migrants subjected to Italy's
controversial policy of taking asylum seekers to Italian-run
processing facilities in Albania
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