horn Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Coronavirus: Opera star Andrea Bocelli says he was 'humiliated and offended' by Italy's lockdown The singer says people should ignore rules on mask wearing and social distancing and he knows no one admitted to intensive care. Tuesday 28 July 2020 03:09, UK Italian opera star Andrea Bocelli has attacked his government over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, saying the nationwide lockdown was humiliating. The tenor was speaking at a conference, where he admitted he broke the coronavirus lockdown rules because he felt he "had committed no crime." Bocelli's comments came as a surprise, after the 61-year-old became a symbol of unity in Italy when he sang in an empty cathedral in Milan during a live-streamed performance called Music for Hope. The 61-year-old also said that he did "not think it was right or healthy to stay home at my age," adding that he does not believe the pandemic was as bad as the government made out, owing to not personally knowing anyone admitted to intensive care with the disease. "So what was all this sense of gravity for?" he said. The blind singer also encouraged others to break the mask-wearing and social distancing rules, saying: "Let's refuse to follow this rule. "Let's read books, move around, get to know each other, talk, dialogue." Early in the global outbreak, Italy was seen as a coronavirus epicentre and to date, more than 35,000 people in the country have died. It was one of the earliest countries to go into lockdown, and gradually eased its way out over three months. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-opera-star-andrea-bocelli-says-he-was-humiliated-and-offended-by-italys-lockdown-12037593 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 Just now, horn said: Coronavirus: Opera star Andrea Bocelli says he was 'humiliated and offended' by Italy's lockdown The singer says people should ignore rules on mask wearing and social distancing and he knows no one admitted to intensive care. Tuesday 28 July 2020 03:09, UK I hope he will be the first one to admit to ICU among people who know him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 What a moron. I have no words. And how hypocrite, to sing during the lockdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boy skeffington Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 This pandemic keeps exposing the insane/gullible/completely narcissistic people to us all. It's disheartening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 oh boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider of the lost Ark Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Who cares what this mediocre singer has to say. Call me rude, but if he wasn't blind he would not have a career. He is famous for that horrible song with Sarah Brightman. He should be eternally grateful a German boxer chose that song for his final fight. And opera star? Yeah right. He is up there with Pavarotti and Carreras. Again, he is not that great of a singer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Saviour Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Enough said... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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