Måneskin’s Damiano David on the chances of a solo project: “It could be a very healthy thing and a very destructive thing”

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Måneskin’s Damiano David has spoken about the chances of a solo project in the future.Speaking on The Allison Hagendorf Show, the frontman was asked if he thought he would ever make any music away from the Italian band.“Why not?

I think it could be a very healthy thing and a very destructive thing,” he replied (via Blabbermouth). “The only thing that matters, it’s how you agree with the band, because the band, it’s always gonna be what gave me everything I have.”David continued: “And if I ever have the chance to do a solo project, I have to keep in my mind that it’s thanks to everything I did with the band.

That’s my foundation. That’s where I come from. That’s where I developed as an artist. And most of everything, it’s three people that always supported me and always literally had my back on stage supporting me.

And I always had this shield of my band, my musicians. If I fuck up, they’re gonna save me. If they fuck up, I’m gonna save them.“So that’s a dynamic that really scares me, thinking about it, like if one day I have a solo project, I’m gonna be alone; it’s gonna be all on me.”The singer went on to explain that he thinks going solo could help his creativity within Måneskin as well as helping fans to understand the group more.He added: “But at the same time, I think that [there] comes a point where every artist should do his own thing, like saying, ‘This is me.