Has 3 children: Alice (b.1981) and Irene Fornaciari (b.1983) with his first
wife; Adelmo Blue (b.1999) with Francesca Mozer, his companion since
1992.
Disappointed with his solo career, in 1984 he temporarily moved to San Francisco in California,.
His father, Giuseppe Fornaciari, and mother, Rina Bondavalli, came from rural families.
He has won numerous awards, including four Festivalbar, nine Wind Music Awards, two World Music Awards, six IFPI Europe Platinum Awards, and a Grammy Award nomination.
He spent most of his childhood in the seaside town of Forte dei Marmi (Province of Lucca, Tuscany).