Steel Notes Magazine October "Halloween" Issue 2016 | Page 90
Steel Notes Magazine
October 2016
will never die, that I am pretty
optimistic about. I have to say, I
wasn’t a professional musician yet
when millions of albums were sold
and musicians made a lot of money. I
started playing music when the market
was already going through a crisis, but
I never really cared much. I decided
music was my way, and that was it. I
didn’t want to get discouraged by
listening to all the people that kept
saying that the music business was
declining. Again, if you really want
something, you can get it, no matter
what.
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My parents and my brother Antonio
for sure. Also, my old band, the
Clairvoyants and our manager Fulvio
Trinca Colonel. Thanks to them I
ended up playing with Blaze Bayley
and Doro. I feel so lucky for having
such caring and supportive people on
my side.
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Can you describe your first concert?
What about the best ever and the
worst ever? A crazy anecdote ?
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Excluding the first time I played guitar
in public when I was 10, my first real
concert was when I was 13 or 14. It
was in an oratory, where at the time a
lot of different bands used to play. I
played with two bands that night: with
the first band, thrash metal, I was
playing the guitar, while with the
second band, hard rock, I was playing
drums!
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What about current and upcoming
projects?
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Doro tour. We are promoting the
release of the new live DVD that
celebrates the 30-year anniversary of
the career of Doro Pesch. At the same
time I am recording my second solo
album. The first single and its video
will be released soon.
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What is it that you don’t like in the
music business and what keeps
fascinating you?
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There’s really nothing I don’t like
about this world. As for what keeps
me entertained and excited, it’s mainly
the core work of a professional
musician: going on tour, creating new
songs, and travelling.
Photo by Marco Vukovic
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Let’s talk about music and business.
Is there still room for personal
creativity or is it mostly about
commerciability?
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Sure there is. Social networks
definitely help with exposing personal
creations and reaching audiences. It’s
true, though, that to get to the real
success, a lot of connections,
investments and opportunites are
needed, and those are pretty rare.
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Who are the people in your life that
you owe a lot to? The ones that
supported you and helped you
become who you are today.
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