Entrevista com Tay Zonday
Autor: Miang | Publicado: 2007-08-29T06:30:00-03:00

Olá, pessoinhas! Hoje, trago ao Quem Morreu um algo tanto quanto inusitado: uma entrevista. Quem posta aqui ou conhece quem posta sabe que eu sempre tentei conseguir entrevistas com várias pessoas importantes - em especial as lendas da internet - e nunca consegui, tais como Daltony e Ten Naito. Mas, dessa vez, graças ao YouTube, a internet descobriu uma nova estrela radiante: Tay Zonday.Tay é um rapaz de 25 anos (apesar da aparência extremamente jovem, que confunde muitos) que faz trabalhos musicais e as distribui pela internet. Ele é famoso principalmente pela sua voz extremamente grave, comparada (por ele mesmo) até ao grande rei do vozerão grave James Earl Jones. Tay também toca piano, escreve letras e faz alguns voiceovers. Para mais informações, o site oficial dele é www.tayzonday.com e por favor, não confundir com www.tayzonday.org, que apesar de cômico, não é dele. :) Você pode encontrar no YouTube várias versões de outras pessoas da Chocolate Rain - música que fez ele ficar famoso - de gente cantando até 8bits Remix, inclusive uma brincadeira dos simpsons.Tay foi a única celebridade humilde o suficiente para me dar atenção, então ele ficará registrado nas entranhas da história do Quem Morreu.E aí vai a entrevista (sutil):Miang: Can you tell us more about your life? How did you start to sing and play? You said you never studied piano/voice formally, is this true?Tay: I am 25 years old. I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am a graduate student and I study the relationship between theater and social movements. It is true that I have never studied piano or voice formally. I have played the piano informally since I was young. Most people sing to themselves when they are alone in the car. Most people sing when they are in the shower. I started to sing because it is a natural thing for humans to do.Miang: What do you think about your sudden fame? Thanks to YouTube.com, you're now quite famous around the internet.Tay: I am thankful to anybody who supports and enjoys my art. Beyond that, I have not had a lot of time to reflect on it.Miang: Do you think your "Chocolate Rain" version has something to do with it?Tay: I think "Chocolate Rain" is a catchy song that people enjoy on many levels. You're boxing me into this label of "fame." I'm not sure I agree with that label.  (ele realmente acha isso)Miang: You sang Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" too. What made you sing this song? Does those Rick Roll jokes affect your career somehow?Tay: I sang the song because it was requested. I don't track the Rick Roll jokes so I don't know how they affect my career. I have removed my performances of copyrighted songs on Youtube because the legality is not clear.Miang: Oh, ic. Who or what are your inspirations?Tay: I can't think of particular inspirations. I enjoy many types of music.Miang: Some fans think you should be a narrator, reading books on tapes or work on your own radio station. Do you agree with them?Tay: I am interested in doing more work that uses my speaking voice. I agree with them.(cara, ele não parece um robozinho?)Miang: Have you ever thought about trying American Idol?Tay: I thought about it. They did not come to Minneapolis this year. I did not have time to fly to a city where they were auditioning.Miang: Will you record a CD with your own compositions? People can't stop listening to "Demons On The Dance Floor Remix", hehehe!Tay: I am interested in doing an album at some stage. Right now I take it a day at a time.Miang: About you music "Internet Dream", what are your thoughts about internet dependence?Tay: It is always funny when I write a song about a topic and people say "tell me what you think about it!" If I could tell you what I thought about it, why would I write a song? A song doesn't compact a long speech. A song expands the unspeakable.(vai se ferrrar aeuahuehauehaueha como se ele falasse algo nas musicas dele)Miang: Do you get offended somehow when some people say you look like Michael Jackson, on the 80's?Tay: No. It is a tremendous compliment to be compared to such a talented artist.Miang: Now, for the fangirls: Do you have a girlfriend, wife or something?Tay: We worry too much about whether people are in a monogamous relationship. I am not, as far as I know. But if people did not have to worry about hunger, poverty, sickness, and loneliness that largely stems from optional government policies, they would not worry as much about having a lover.(nem levantar a moral ele aceita, pff)Miang: What do you expect from the future? Do you have other dreams beyond the musical career?Tay: Don't we all have the same dream? I'd like food, shelter, health care, safety, and civility. Once those are stable in your life, and even before they are stable in your life, you can dream about them being stable for other people.(que imbecil, larga mão de ser tosco e me responde direito)Miang: Any words to the fans and/or critics?Tay: Thanks for the interest! I appreciate it.Miang: Well, thanks a lot, Tay! We wish the best to you!Tay: ;-)