“Everyone condemns this war in their own way and is free to express themselves as they see fit.” Like this Al Bano Carrisi spoke about the controversy that was unleashed around the mane skin. From the level of CoachellaAt their famous music festival in California, the Roman rock band helped condemn the Russian invasion Damian David who shouted: “Free Ukraine, f*ck Putin”. The winners of Sanremo and Eurovision went around the world and found many supporters, but also fierce critics.
Contacted by Adnkronos, Al Bano who was always a supporter of Putin and then returned in the face of the war unleashed by the Kremlin leader commented on what happened: “If the maneskins did it because they believe so, that’s fine. We must firmly condemn what is happening in Ukraine.” Then the wellknown singer asked himself a few questions: “But does Putin see this on TV? Do you see the inhuman scenes we experience every day? What I hope is that this tragedy will end as soon as possible”.
The attitude Maneskin expressed at Coachella was apparently met with praise from Kyiv: “The Eurovision winners reported the Verkhovna Rada Italian rock band Maneskin expressed their support for Ukraine and sang their new song Gasoline. The exhibition was accompanied by images of the Russian attack on Ukraine and the people affected by the war”. Ukraine Now also spoke about Maneskin’s performance, stressing that “they refused to tour Russia out of solidarity with Ukraine.”