Måneskin have addressed accusations of queerbaiting levelled in opposition to them.
Though two members of the Italian rock band – bassist Victoria de Angelis and drummer Ethan Torchio – belong to the LGBTQ+ neighborhood, frontman Damiano David and guitarist Thomas Raggi have confronted criticism for adopting a extra gender-fluid model, usually with make-up and excessive heels, regardless of being straight.
Chatting with The Guardian, de Angelis mentioned: “There are some circumstances the place it occurs, however generally [the accusations are] so excessive. It’s silly for queer folks, who ought to struggle these stereotypes, to label it as this and create extra hate. The actual fact [Raggi and David] are straight doesn’t imply they’ll’t put on make-up. Or heels.”
David was in settlement, including: “The whole lot me and Thomas do is at all times filtered by two people who find themselves [queer]. In fact we don’t expertise the identical stuff, however we stay every single day very intently with folks from the neighborhood.”
The band additionally mentioned the opposition they’ve confronted from conservatives “and conventional rock ‘n’ roll followers and fascists that hate us with the whole lot they’ve acquired”. David even mentioned a conspiracy principle had gone round of their native Italy – “It says that we’re getting well-known as a result of we’re being paid. That we’re working with the Italian authorities to share this gender-fluid tradition!”
De Angelis added: “Lots of people are actually proud. However Italy is a really conservative nation and so they’re intimidated by the truth that somebody can put on make-up or excessive heels or seem half-naked or not be straight. However fuck them.”
Elsewhere within the interview, the band doubled down on their rejection of the stereotypical rock ‘n’ roll way of life, regardless of public false impression. “I feel the view folks have of us, and of me, it’s very off-target,” mentioned David. “Folks suppose we behave just like the Intercourse Pistols, or Mötley Crüe, however we’re nothing like that. We’ve acquired extra educated on the dangers of medicine and the way they have an effect on your physique. I don’t even drink alcohol any extra.”
“We don’t suppose actual rock music is about these stereotypes of the intercourse and medicines and rock’n’roll way of life,” de Angelis added later. “It’s about expression and inventive freedom.”
Måneskin launched their new album ‘RUSH!’ yesterday (January 20), which they celebrated by getting “married” by Italian fashion designer Alessandro Michele in Rome. They will be playing a last-minute intimate show at London’s Lafayette tomorrow (January 22).
