LACUNA COIL vocalist Cristina Scabbia has once again made it clear that the band isn’t interested in turning their music into a platform for political or social activism. Speaking with Ore Bihovsky of TotalRock‘s Louder radio show, Scabbia explained that while the band explores deep themes in their lyrics, their goal has never been to instruct or impose beliefs on listeners.
Asked whether LACUNA COIL has moved toward activism in recent years like some of their contemporaries, Scabbia responded (as transcribed by Blabbermouth): “No. In our music, in the lyrics we include our reflections, but we don’t want to teach anything. We never touch politics or strict religion. Of course, we have a song called ‘Heaven’s A Lie’, we have a song called ‘In Nomine Patris’, but it’s always through metaphors.”
She went on to clarify that the band isn’t avoiding those subjects out of disinterest, but because they see music as a form of emotional escape, not a source of negativity: “It’s not because we don’t think about it or we are not related to specific thoughts, but in our opinion, music has to be something that it’s liberating, something that kind of lifts your spirit. It doesn’t have to be something that puts you in a bad mood or makes you angry. It has to make you powerful, but you have to have your own opinion. You don’t need mine to tell you what to do. So it has to be something empowering.”
Five years ago, she spoke openly about her personal relationship with religion during an appearance on The Jasta Show. Growing up Roman Catholic in Italy, Scabbia said she respects the role faith can play in someone’s life, especially in difficult times.
“I have nothing against religion,” she said at the time. “I think that every person can decide for their lives if religion brings you comfort in a tough moment of your life. If you have lost, for example, someone that you love and you need comfort and you want to believe that this person will be in a different place, in a better place, I will not be the one to tell you what’s wrong.
However, she questioned the influence of rigid dogma and the tendency of some believers to follow rules without examining them: “What I don’t understand is when religion literally leads your life and you don’t question some things that are not logical, and you are following rules just because someone told you to follow, but they are making no sense. Even in the context of the religion, even if you read the Bible, and it’s just, like, the Bible [doesn’t] say this. The Bible itself [doesn’t] say this. The Bible says that you don’t have to gather to celebrate Jesus; the Bible is saying it. Why organized religions by men are deciding this? I try to observe different points of view every time, and that is why I’m more on the skeptical side.”
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