A Heartfelt Apology and a Proposal for Reunion: Benjamin Mascolo's Letter to Federico Rossi

"Dear Federico, I am writing you a letter because I believe this is the best way to speak to you with my heart in my hands," begins the letter from Benjamin Mascolo to Federico Rossi, published on Instagram tonight. Four years after the sudden dissolution of the record-breaking duo Benji & Fede, the singer from Modena has apologized to his friend and colleague, proposing a new album and a return to the scene together. Benjamin Mascolo will be a guest tonight on Le Iene: from drugs to threesomes, who is the singer of the former duo Benji & Fede. The Letter "Who better than us knows how it feels to be alone, misunderstood, without a clear direction and a compass in the world?" continues Benjamin Mascolo, addressing the friend with whom he stopped working in 2020, closing the musical duo Benji and Fede. "For those who know us, it's evident that we are in constant conflict with ourselves, searching for a safe and definitive path, a journey that leads us to find peace, the resolution to this uncertain and inconsistent life with which we never want to compromise. And even though I wear a mask and armor to make it seem like everything is okay, I occasionally have moments of clarity like this and admit to myself that there's no shame in being vulnerable. We both have been lost for many years, we lost ourselves growing up and we constantly lose ourselves, and even though I hate feeling "lost," I prefer this insecurity over the false sense of security of a life with the handbrake on. I am writing to you here to tell you that years ago we found each other, and we could do it again. Together we did something magical. You give me a lightness and a breath of fresh air that is unique to your way of being; it's in your voice, it's in your personality, ironic and brilliant at times, sometimes even childish which makes me angry, but it's undeniable that it's your gift, the one to make everything more direct, accessible, effective, consumable and above all Beautiful with a capital B." "Too many times I've tried to take you apart like lego, and want you by my side only for your "positive" sides, only for those things I thought were "right," trying to eliminate and limit all the "contraindications" that belong to you, without realizing that rare beasts, you take them as they are, from nose to tail, or it's useless trying to tame them," stated Benjamin Mascolo, for whom "our 'contraindications' are precisely the reason why we are so special, just like the small imperfections in our voice when we sing. Who am I to try to squeeze out of you only the magical juice you have inside and filter everything else to then throw it away?" "Like Ying and Yang, I think I give you instead the depth that sometimes you can't express. You're not lacking depth brother, you have an ocean inside but you're more afraid than me to navigate it, just like I'm terribly afraid of staying on the surface and being in the spotlight, even if sometimes we almost exchange roles in symbiosis, to compensate each other. Now instead I want to speak to you in the most explicit and sincere way possible, without filters and half measures: I'm sure that alone we can do great things. But the truth is that together we are a force of nature, and I tell you this not to try to diminish us individually, but on the contrary to encourage us to shake hands once again and remind ourselves that together nothing is impossible," writes the singer again. "When fame and success had squeezed us to the bone our relationship had cracked, and a flea in my ear told me that 'I was worth more' than the situation I was in. And it was right. But what I never understood, is that you were worth much more than the situation we were in, you were worth more than the old me. We were no longer a team," he adds, emphasizing: "We were no longer a team, we were Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi playing together but never passing the ball because they compete to see who scores more goals. Perhaps Benji & Fede never gave themselves a real chance to live to the fullest, and maybe today is the day to prove it." "Whatever your answer know that I love you and I'm always on your side, whether together or alone, I'm your brother. Take the time you need to think about it, I only want the best for you and for us, whatever that means. Sometimes you have to run away from yourself to find yourself. Sometimes you have to destroy yourself to rebuild yourself. More than before. Better than before," the boy concluded. No response yet from Federico Rossi.