Newsgroup: it.fan.musica.carmen-consoli
Titolo: Un'intervista da Londra

Italian Solo Artist
Born in Catania (Sicily, Italy) in 1974, she has been playing guitar since
the age of 9, already on stage with a blues cover band when she reached the
age of 14. She got a record deal in 1994 to produce her debut album "Due
Parole".
1996 was Carmen's big introduction to the world of festivals, she received a
warm welcome on the stage of the renowned Italian Music Festival of Sanremo
for the first time and received lots of attention for her uniqueness.
She has been very actively involved in several national and international
collaborations, appearing, amongst others, in Natalie Merchant's Ophelia in
1998.
Carmen has lately reinvented her big hits in an acoustical key, with
orchestral arrangements, and performed this new set-up in an extraordinary
concert held in the Greek theatre of Taormina (Sicily).
Released last Christmas, the concert was released in both CD and DVD
formats.
* Interview:
London, Ocean2 - 30 Apr 2002
Q: Hello Carmen, welcome to the UK
A: Thank you, I'm happy and exited to be here for the first time.
Q: What was the music scene like in Sicily when you first started to become
involved in music?
A: Sicily, Catania, especially Catania, was full of musicians and I started
playing guitar, and going to perform in Clubs. I was singing blues, Aretha
Franklin, Janis Joplin, all kinds of stuff, and I enjoyed it. And then I
began to start writing my own music.
Q: Do you think it was hard to move onto the biggest stage from where you
were from?
A: Yes, but it didn't give me any profit. I had to come back to Catania and
became involved with a small record label that would release my music. And
it was unnatural for me, something happened with the move.
Q: Leading on, what initiated the move back from Rome to Catania, what is
because of the label, or because you wanted to be back there?
A: Both things -Because of the volcano, and the ocean and it's a creative
place. It gives me a lot of inspiration, and I need to be there.
Q: So, even now you're still based there?
A: Yes, from Catania to London, from Catania to Barcelona, from Catania to
Madrid, from Catania to Rome..Haha.
Q: How did you find recording your first record, did you achieve everything
you expected or did you have to compromise?
A: No, no I didn't have to compromise. I achieved exactly what I wanted,
year by year I grew up through my music, and through my experiences.
Q: What sort of support did you receive from the record label, friends and
fellow musicians around this time?
A: I found a lot of colleagues and a lot of friends at the same time. They
were saying 'Carmen Consoli from Catania, she's pretty nice - she could go
forward'. I didn't find anyone to stand in my way, I was lucky.
Q: How was Italian music progressing at that time?
A: The Italian scene is very interesting now, I think that Italy now is very
rich and very full of talented people.
Q: But at the beginning, did you need to feel part of such a scene?
A: I wanted to move away from the scene, but still feel part of it. I'm not
so pretentious - I like to play so whoever likes to listen to my music is
welcome, be they in London or in Catania. The most important thing is
playing and expressing yourself, It doesn't matter who to.
Q: Did you have any problems writing your second record?
A: Yes, I had to take on the role of the Artistic Producer, and at 21 years
old its very hard. I was very lucky because I had my own band. And they
helped me a lot. The most important thing for me remains to write what I
feel and this is what I've always focused on. Now the sound is more
important.
Q: Is this your first time on tour?
A: Yes, we went in a van, altogether as a band. We like to feel that we're
always at the beginning.
Q: What sort of response from fans abroad?
A: When I went to Paris, we played Café' de la Dance, which was full of
French people, who started to write to us.
Q: So France was your starting point?
A: Yes, then Barcelona, Madrid, and now the UK.
Q: Did you feel it important to build up your reputation in Italy first?
A: Yes, but I needed to tour outside of Italy on a personal level. The most
important thing is playing around. A lot of bands did this, for instance
blond Redhead. The more people you play to, the more will listen to you -
providing you deserve it.
Q: What do you prefer as an artist, recording or touring?
A: Both; Recording is more of a technical aspect, whereas performing is more
like an adventure, and I like adventures!
Q: I hear your setting up an independent record label, is this for other
bands?
A: I like music; I like to hear people playing and being given the
opportunity to express themselves. I'm talking about new bands that are more
unknown, so we are trying to give this opportunity to them.
Q: Is this ever more important as Cyclops records (Carmen's first label) is
closing down?
A: Yes, that's one reason. We wanted to create a place where music is in
evidence. A record label in Catania is a good thing.
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Q: Finally, what plans to you have for the UK in the future?
A: We'll take it step by step. If there is a good response then I'll
certainly be back soon. And then I'll hope they'll release my album.
Q: Which one are we talking about?
A: The new one, which is sung half in English and half in Italian. I want to
keep the Italian language for the original Italian sound. The rock songs I
want to keep in English, or French maybe.
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