Ciao a tutti!
Iniziamo da una semplice ma importante domanda, cosa
significa per te la musica e qual'è la cosa più importante che hai imparato da
essa?
Quando scrivo canzoni, mi ha veramente insegnato a dare voce
a tante emozioni travolgenti che potrebbero rimanere bloccate altrimenti, o
anche tirare fuori un lato di me che non uso spesso. Scrivo da esperienze
personali o da un personaggio che sento.
Ringraziamo Andrew per il suo tempo e tutto il suo staff per
la gentilezza.
ENGLISH VERSION
Hi
everyone!
Today with us a super international guest.
An artist with many talents, he had roles in movies and successful series. He's also a singer and songwriter with many singles that you can find on all his official platforms, and that we will talk about today.
He is...Andrew Matarazzo!
We're very
excited to have him with us so let's give him the warmest welcome and begin.
Let's start
with quite a simple but very important question, what does music mean to you
and what is the most meaningful thing you learned by it?
For me, music is my way of making sense of my experiences and closing chapters on things. When songwriting, it’s really taught me how to voice a lot of overwhelming emotions that might feel stuck, or even bring out a side of myself that I don’t often use. I write from either personal experiences or from a persona I’m feeling.
If you had
to represent this visually and represent you as an artist through a picture,
what would it look like and why?
Maybe a movie camera or movie screen? I always feel like I think of things visually before I start creating the song. I have images and feelings before I find the words.
Talking about songs, you have a new single that just came out, Blood, could you tell us more about it and the choice of that particular title? What would you like people to feel when they'll listen to it? And, is there a place you keep cose to your heart, where you like to go anywhere in the world, that helps you get the right inspiration for your music?
(Blood came out March 4th) I originally wrote this song for the Teen Wolf movie, and later they tried it for the show Wolfpack. In the end, it didn’t find a right spot in the final cut, but that was what I had in mind when I started it. The idea behind the lyrics is letting your most powerful self take over, and “going for Blood,” - going all in and giving it your all. I want people to feel bad ass when they listen to it.
Anytime I travel really I am inspired and feel removed from my day-to-day so I get a lot of ideas and motivation to create.
If could choose a specific stage and scenario to have a concert and perform in, how do you imagine it to be?
Like my music, I have vulnerable moments and more upbeat moments, so I’d love a show that has a good balance of intimacy and simpleness mixed with some crazy visuals. I imagine the visuals would play a big part.
Imagine you had the possibility to have music in a human form, always beside you, and, like the genie in the lamp, it could grant you 3 wishes...what would you want from it?
Right now with the state of the world, I think I would use at least two on fixing some of it. The last one I’d use on just making sure I can always make a living doing something I love and am passionate about.
We know you've been in Italy, do you have any sweet or funny memory related to it? And, if you had to choose any song that reminds of your trip here, what would you choose?
I visited my grandfathers childhood home with him, in Verona, just before he passed. It was such a special moment for me.
I wrote a song Omertà, inspired by The Godfather and Italian-American cinema, so I always think of Italy and the inspiration I pulled from there when I made that track and video.
Based on the name of our site, Outsider...Everyone can be an outsider at some point in our lives, out of the ordinary in the best way possible...artistically speaking, what do you think can make you an outsider?
I think when you’re different or so confident in your own sense of self, people might be uncomfortable with you, and that’s okay. Not everyone has to get you.
Could you say hi to Outsider's readers and all your fans?
“If you didn’t know of me before, nice to meet you! And if you did, thank you for sticking by me and supporting me through my growth as an artist! I’m so excited to know your thoughts on my new single, Blood and the video coming soon!"
We want to
thank Andrew for his time and all his staff for the kindness.