THEY WERE BEGGIN' TO GET OUT OF THIS

Having thoroughly rocked a capacity crowd at L.A.’s storied Roxy as part of their jubilant first U.S. swing, Arista/Sony Latin’s Italian rock sensation Måneskin confronts one of the pitfalls of great fame: Being corralled into photo ops with an endless parade of identically bespectacled biz-trade dorks who want to ask if you’ve been influenced by Uriah Heep when all you wanna do is fumare una fottuta sigaretta. Seen just before discovering a secret tunnel that leads directly to CBGB are (l-r) guitarist Thomas, vocalist Damiano, HITS geek Simon Glickman and Arista boss David Massey. Bassist Vic and drummer Ethan declined to be photographed, citing acute nerd allergies.