Clashes Milan, Madame's outburst: "We young people are lost". Vasco: "Politics are not just palaces"

ROME – The list of artists who commented on the clashes and damages that occurred in Milan over the weekend is lengthening. After Marracash, Fedez, Frankie hi-nrg mc, and others, Madame's comment is now also included. Followed shortly by Vasco Rossi, who speaks about politics, rebellion, and reflects on the role of songs. In a series of stories published on Instagram, the Venetian singer-songwriter invites reflection on the causes of youth distress, arguing that in addition to condemning the violent episodes, it is necessary to understand their origins. Three posts in which Madame reflects: "If instead of just condemning and stopping violence, one tried to understand it, one tried to be close to us young people who grew up with shit in their brains. If instead of disgusting ourselves at certain reactions, why we talk about this, about reactions, one tried to ask why. The world we were born into is violent, the way we conceive of existence is violent, but no one realizes it. The way we see sex, relationships, money, power is violent, and our desire for rebellion is violent," writes the singer-songwriter. And then she continues: "Our music is violent. We are lost. We don't know where to turn. We don't know what the right and the left are, what political life is, we don't know how to organize ourselves as a people. Only those few who study, those whose relatives educate them in politics, know. Everyone else is LOST. Francesca is among the lost," she notes, using her real name. A long social outpouring in which the artist also quotes the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, thanking him for having expressed himself "in the only way it was done." "I esteem him so much, indeed, I really love him, President," she writes, concluding with a thank you to the head of state "and to all those who are trying to understand us without turning their heads to the other side, thank you to those who care about us." Vasco Rossi also chooses Instagram to enter the discussion and does so with a reflection on the role of songs. "Politics is not only about palaces, elections, and programs – writes the rocker - it is also the way a society decides who to listen to, who to protect, and who to leave on the margins. Rebellion is not just saying no. It is refusing the prepackaged words, the imposed identities, the easy answers. It is seeking a personal way to be in reality and, when necessary, trying to change it." A song, Vasco asserts, "is not just a song. It is a message that travels without press. It enters homes, cars, headphones, squares. It reaches those who may not read an editorial or follow a political debate, but recognize a phrase because, that phrase, speaks precisely to them. Music does what official communication often forgets: it does not limit itself to informing. It moves emotions, memories, and questions. This does not mean turning a song into a rally. I have never thought of having the truth in my pocket, also because the pockets of my jeans are already full of useless things. A song does not give instructions for living and does not replace politics. But it can give a voice to a distress even before that distress finds the words to become a collective demand."