December 2016
Steel Notes Magazine
Luca Cerardi - Italy
November 20th, 2016
International – Italy
I close this year with an interview to Zak
Stevens, former Savatage, Circle to Circle
and Trans Siberian Orchestra singer. I had
the pleasure to work with him for my new
Not Over Yet project and discovered more
then a talented artist but a very special man
so It was an honour to sit down and talk to
him about his life, his history, dreams,
passions etc… A good way to know him
better and to let you know him wider!
- When was the first time you wanted to be a
singer?
The first time I wanted to be a singer was at 9
years old, when I started playing drums. The
first band I was in was a 3 piece rock band
and we decided to play the talent school at
my elementary school. We had a hard
enough time finding 3 guys who could all play
different instruments at that age, and
therefore I decided to play the drums and
sing from behind the drum kit.
- Your first show? Where were you, how did
you feel?
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My first show was the talent show in fifth
grade. I had never felt as nervous as I did
that day before we started our first song. I
literally thought I was going to drop the
drumsticks out of my hands because I was
sweating so bad and had such bad stage
fright. But a few measures into the song,
everything was okay, and I gathered myself. I
played 3 songs and we actually won the
talent show. This was the first time I got the
music bug.
- In your family was this a bad way to try to
live or did you get support from them?