While some music acts have received temporary attention after winning the Eurovision Song Contest, Måneskin continues to top the charts and widen their worldwide audience. So, it wouldn’t be a surprise if John Lydon’s remarks on Eurovision offended them. Speaking to Consequence, Damiano David and Victoria De Angelis revealed their honest opinions on the matter.
“Johnny broke my heart,” Victoria De Angelis said, admitting she was upset after hearing about Johnny Rotten’s thoughts about Eurovision. “He’s a real punk; it’s fair enough. He can do whatever he wants.” Damiano David then chimed in, saying, “No, I will not take it. I do not agree; I’m against it.”
Noticing Victoria and Damiano had opposing views, the interviewer heated the debate by claiming the most punk thing one can do is to tell a punk to ‘f*ck off.’ As soon as she heard this, De Angelis decided to step aside out of her respect for Lydon. She said, “Okay, okay; I won’t do that, though!”
However, Damiano David didn’t mind expressing his honest opinions on John Lydon’s harsh remarks. “I want to do the punk thing,” he said. “I don’t care about what you think about me, okay? I don’t care.”
Previously, John Lydon had admitted that he had never watched Eurovision and called the show awful and disgusting. However, his band Public Image Ltd recently announced they wanted to represent Ireland with the song ‘Hawaii’ at this year’s show. Although he still does not respect the contest, he clearly wants to use it as a platform to raise awareness.
