N ouveau Noir!
The Cone - (TC) - You have been doing the show for 15
years, well over a decade and becoming an LA cultural
icon in the process - can you remember what it felt like
when you did the show for the very first time?
Toledo - What I remember is that it was off the cuff and
filled with fear of not knowing what exactly was going to
come out of my mouth and at the same time, knowing
intuitively that whatever it was was being fueled by the
madness of my soul.
TC - How has the show changed from that first show to
the shows you do now?
Toledo - There is a film in the chaos that has come from
the experience if simply doing and doing ideas as they
are happening and that the possibilities of the realities
are endless as long as I stay open to inviting in what
teaches me to know what I don't know.
TC - How have you changed from then to now?
Toledo - The two are one in the same, the evolution of
the show and the evolution of the man are each others
mirrors that reflect both my life in real time. The stories
and the songs are forged from the souls That I meet
along the way .
TC - You start dancing at age 15, you end up working
with a Who’s Who of the entertainment industry, you win
an MTV Video Award - so what was your “Eureka”
moment when you gave birth to the Toledo Show?
Toledo - I was nominated for an MTV award- and the
journey of the show is the treasure. The rainbow has
crazy colors and colors that have yet to be revealed and
the gold is embedded in the path.
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THE CONE - ISSUE #3 - AUTUMN 2014
Interview -
Toledo