Cursed and transgressive, but only in appearance: unlike what it may seem, the Måneskin do not indulge in the typical vices of rock stars or even in the excesses that have often overwhelmed and destroyed entire careers. “People think we act like the Sex Pistols or Mötley Crüe, but we’re nothing like that. We understand the risks of using drugs and how they can affect your body. I don’t even drink alcohol anymore,” he reveals Damian David, voice of Måneskin, in a long interview with The Guardian at the launch of their new album Rush!. This is why France’s accusation in 2021, when from a frame during the Eurovision Song Contest final it seemed that Damiano approached the table to pull a strip of coke, never had a reason to exist.
In that case, it was a drug test that Damiano keeps hanging on his refrigerator, proof of being on the right side: “At the time we were so angry about this and now we don’t give a f * zo,” says Victoria De Angelis, whom the British newspaper defines as the most outspoken of the Måneskin.
“Italy is a very conservative country and they are intimidated by the fact that someone might wear makeup or wear high heels or appear half-naked or not be straight. But f*ck them», Victoria insisted even if, to tell the truth, their skimpy dresses during the MTV VMAs also caused discussion in America, with particular attention to the young bassist’s not too covered breasts.
“We are too hot for American television,” explained De Angelis. “It’s so stupid because they want to appear so open and then they get scared about a couple of nipples. There’s this difference between men’s and women’s bodies and how you are perceived and sexualized all the time. Everyone has nipples.” “The different standards that people have are very clear, because I was literally naked,” added Damiano, also supported by Thomas Raggi and Ethan Torchio. Regardless of how you think, it is clear that the Måneskin are now on top of the world and that anything they say or do attracts press and media attention, practically the dream of every aspiring rock star on the planet.
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