A diva with 110 million records sold but also a fragile woman, who has suffered for years the effects of the worst and most widespread “evil” of our times: depression.
Patty Pravo confessed the details of her illness in a long interview with Gente, recounting the dark years of her life: «I was no longer sleeping, the drugs were like water, the nights were endless, staring at the ceiling thinking I was going mad. In the evening I went up on stage devoured by fatigue and anxiety. So I locked myself in my room, in the dark, the phones off. I spent whole days lying in bed, without thinking or speaking, without being able to cry or touch food. “
In those moments, her health conditions worsened so much that she no longer allowed him to go on stage, forcing her to undo a series of concerts. On that occasion, the Pravo press office glossed over the subject by warning fans that the singer “prefers to leave for love and respect for music and the public”.
“Leaving for Africa with Gino Strada saved me”
“My throat closed, I couldn’t breathe anymore. I did not understand anything, I was in a state of total unconsciousness. I remember that I said to myself: “Enough, it’s over”. I thought I was dying “she continues. Then, however, something snapped inside her, and almost miraculously she managed to save herself:” I got up, I opened the bedroom door and I I slipped into the kitchen. In the pantry there were only a carton of milk and some Pavesini, I started eating and went back to life. “It was a volunteer trip to Africa alongside Gino Strada to get her out of the tunnel for good: “Helping those who are worse off than us on the field. After having received so much, I think the time has come to give. Above all to children.”