Maneskin, Thomas Raggi: “I was the hardest and purest in the band”

From Italy to the USA and back. After interviews granted to publications such as Kerrang! and the New Musical Express to promote his debut solo album”Masquerade“, which we reviewed here, Maneskin guitarist Thomas Raggi gave himself to the microphones of Rtl 102.5 today. And he also spoke, inevitably, about the his role within the Roman rock bandon hiatus for over a year. “Of your original band you are the one who remained most faithful to the line, attached to rock’n’roll. Have you always been that way? Were you the tough and pure one in the band who always listened to Led Zeppelin?”. To a specific question, the guitarist replied: «Yes, yes, absolutely. I grew up on bread and Led Zeppelin. I’ve never met Jimmy Page: it would be a dream. Slash, however, I met him and I was feeling bad».

“Masquerade”, released earlier this month, saw Thomas Raggi taken under his wing by an alternative rock icon like Tom Morelloguitarist for Rage Against the Machine and Prophets of Rage. Maneskin had collaborated with him already in 2022 for the single “Gossip”, contained in the album “Rush!”. Among the guests of the album are stars of the scene such as Serge Pizzorno of Kasabian, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Matt Sorum of Guns N’Roses and Nic Cester.

Al New Musical Express Raggi, answering a question aboutimpact that his solo career and that of Damiano David could have an impact Maneskin (the singer has just closed the world tour linked to the solo album “Funny little fears” and announced a break), he first underlined how the band is united but that she simply took it «a year off to try different things» and then added: «The idea is simply to experiment in different worldswhich I believe it is important for a band. I guess when we’ll go back to the studio we will bring many different elementsbecause everyone has faced a different path. It’s a thing fantasticand I believe that It will help the band’s creative process a lot. I think there’s something to it positive in the fact that everyone has space for experience».