Speaking to the BBC ahead of a massive autumn tour across Europe and the UK, the 42-year-old musician reflected on entering what he describes as “the afternoon of life.”
Twenty years after his debut, the Oxfordshire-based artist admitted he was initially prepared for “nobody really caring” about his latest record, We Will Always Be The Way We Were. However, the album soared to Number 2 on the UK Official Albums Chart upon its release, following the chart-topping success of 2019’s Singing to Strangers and 2021’s Europiana.
Savoretti explained to the BBC that his new material is intentionally written for “the mothers and the fathers in the world.”
While praising the current wave of young British talent, he noted a lack of contemporary music addressing middle-aged realities, such as raising three children and navigating grief after losing his own father. “I felt like as a man, there wasn’t much music that I could lean on during these strange times in my life,” he said.
The singer also credited his peaceful Cotswolds home, where he has lived for 11 years after an instinctive move from London with his wife, for his renewed love of life. The environment reminds him of his childhood in a beautiful Swiss village near Lake Lugano, which heavily influenced his creative identity.
Looking forward, Savoretti is launching the largest tour of his career this September, stretching from Zagreb to Birmingham. Ahead of the tour, he is releasing a highly anticipated new single, “Tempting Fate,” marking his first collaboration with long-time friend KT Tunstall. Both artists are celebrating two decades in the music industry.
“Consistency and longevity was something I always craved,” Savoretti told the BBC, adding that achieving it has been incredibly rewarding.
