He was immediately granted provisional release from jail, but subsequently sentenced to 2 years and 8 months of probation.
In April, however, he was arrested on charges of drug possession. Rossi countered that Salvalaggio evidently did not understand his music at all, and remarked how great it is to take arms against a still unknown artist who cannot defend himself. The performance did not particularly please journalist Nantas Salvalaggio, who published a scathing article against Rossi, imploring how a public television station could show a drug-addict of the sort on a Sunday afternoon. The controversy actually increased Rossi?s popularity, and he quickly saw himself famous on a national level, particularly after performing live on Domenica In, a popular Italian television program.
His most controversial album, Colpa d'Alfredo ('Alfredo's fault') followed in 1980 its title-track was censored from the radio and let loose bitter criticism because it contained lyrics such as troia ('bitch') and stronza ('asshole', referring to a female subject) in a period in which music censorship was widely practiced in Italy. In 1979, he released a second album, Non siamo mica gli americani ('It's Not Like We Are American'), which included, 'Albachiara', one of his biggest hits, and a ballad considered emblematic of Rossi?s poetic style. Encouraged by his friend Gaetano Curreri (now leading member of Stadio), Rossi released his first EP on June 13, 1977, which included the songs 'Jenny Φ pazza' (Jenny is Crazy) and?Silvia', and a full-length album in 1978, Ma cosa vuoi che sia una canzone.
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