His background has roots in his beloved, deep Sicily of Palma di Montechiaro, where triumphant baroque. Catholicism and unexpected reminiscences of Jewish and oriental culture form a unique environment. Later, his grounding was in the swinging Florence of the '80s, which was a workshop of creative elaborations, an open space for new researches and experimentations in the fields of culture, music and fashion. After that he landed at the current bipolarity of Milan-New York axis.