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Interview for polish radio station Radio ZET they did during Sopot Festival 26.06.2021.

They started out as buskers by playing in the streets of Rome and now all of Europe is singing their songs. The Italian band Maneskin a few weeks ago won the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam and entered the European music market with a bang. Now the musicians have visited Poland for the first time to perform at the Sopot Hit Festival. On this occasion, they talked to Radio ZET.

Q: This is your first time in Poland, so I am very happy that you are with us on Radio ZET. Let me start with the question: how do you feel in our country?

Damiano: We had a very warm welcome. We could see how many fans we have in Poland. I think that's great.

Q: So you feel like stars? Damiano and Victoria: Yes! (laugh)

Q: I was wondering who exactly Maneskin IS. I am curious how would you define yourself? Victoria: Honestly, I don't know. It seems to me that our music speaks best for us. Better than words. Therefore, if someone would like to know what we are, who we are, they should listen to our songs.

Q: So what do you want to show by what you create? Victoria: Well, we are trying to carry the message of freedom. We believe that self-expression is very important. I also think that being authentic plays a big role here. We had a lot of problems because of the music we make. In Italy, a lot of people wanted to stop us, saying that rock is not mainstream, it is not played on the radio.

Q: And then you proved them wrong. After all, you won this year's Eurovision. This is a gigantic success! Victoria and Damiano: Exactly.

Q: After performing at huge Eurovision stage, do you still feel stress before entering smaller scenes? For example, such as the one at the Polsat Super Hit Festival? Damiano: Oh, no, no. My God. Playing a live show is always something great for us. Of course, Eurovision was a unique experience, but it was an event focused exclusively on television. And that's not what we love the most. We perform best when we see people in the audience, in front of the stage.

Q: Are there any ways to win Eurovision? Damiano: Just be yourself. Victoria: Exactly. Damiano: You have to show your real self on stage. Don't try to fit in.

Q: Lately I've been listening to your music. Then the question popped into my head, do you prefer to record songs in English or in Italian? Victoria: Both. However, since now we have a chance to reach an international audience, maybe we will focus more on the English language. Creating in english has always attracted us. In Italy, however, we were told not to. Italian music works better on the Italian Peninsula. However now, we have a chance to experiment.

Q: Your song has now become a hit on TikTok. Do you know about it? How do you feel about it? Damiano: It's really great! Just great.

Q: And please tell me - do you know any Polish artists? Damiano and Victoria: Not so much.

Q: Maybe Rafał Brzozowski? He represented Poland in this year's esc. Victoria: Ah! Of course we know Rafał.

Q: I wonder what is your next goal? I've been thinking about it lately because winning the Eurovision Song Contest is a big achievement. Additionally, I have listened to your other interviews and you said that you are making your dreams come true and you don't want to focus too much on the future. But, to be honest, I feel you must know what you want to focus on now, have your next goal set. Damiano: Yes, now we want to focus primarily on music. The process of its creation. We feel that it is the most important. We want to be associated with it. We are planning just to share our music. We'll see where it takes us.

Q: Who, then, inspires youn when you are creating new things? Victoria: Lots of bands. Damiano: We draw inspiration from the legendary artists of the 70s because they showed how great the potential of the bands is. How much can they achieve. We are talking about Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and many other fantastic bands. However, when it comes to more contemporary artists, Arctic Monkeys are our idols. Idles and Royal Blood. We draw a lot of inspiration from them because we feel that what they create is firstly remarkable and secondly because they are true to the idea of ​​rock and roll. Thanks to them that rock and roll reappeared on the charts.

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