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 Hello roxie how ya doing????first
of all personally i would like to tell u how excited and pleased i am with
the new album ''Two Sides To Every Story''so far.
Thanks man, I'm excited about putting out this album as well, especially
because I'm able to market and promote it in the way I want to. For
example, I get to “give” songs away with the use of the “Conscience-FREE
Download (C.F.D.)” and I'm able to “Split the Profits (S.T.P.)” of all the
sales of the record with charity....it's a good situation for EVERYONE
involved and I'm very impressed with the generousity of the Roxie 77
fans...!
So tell us about it...how did u do it this
time?their two sides cause u are telling the story in two different ways
i mean two versions of each song?normal and acoustic
I came up with the concept of 'Two Sides' awhile back, because of what I
was going through in my personal life, I started to see clearly that there
are always at least two sides to every argument, two sides to every
situation...doesn't always mean one is good and the other is bad...just
means that there are different ways of looking at things...and I thought I
might be able to apply that to my songs...different ways of hearing my
songs....so hopefully people will have their favorite 'version' of my
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Was it a fun adventure to record
this album?i mean i saw u used different places to record your guitar
parts haha we all saw the kitchen video!!!
I always say, 'If it's going all to hell, you might as well enjoy the
ride!', so yeah...the whole process of recording and promoting the album
is one great big adventure. I especially love the different types of
instuments we've been able to add on this record.. There are horns,
violins, mandolins, harmonicas and more instruments featured, and if you
listen very closely, our producer (Johan Harrysson) even played a real
HARP on the intro to Smell the Coffee...
Did u work with all the guys in happypill?
Yes, basically the name-change 'back' to Roxie 77 for us signified a new
beginning here in Sweden (where we are based), plus a return to a familiar
name outside of Sweden that people who have followed my career could
easily recognize. The rest of the guys besides myself should all be
mentioned here, because they make up such a huge part of the sound that we
are now refering to as Roxie 77 (version 2.0)!...They are all great
Swedish musicians that all deserve to be 'googled' and made friends with
on facebook.. ha!..and heeeere they are-
Anton Körberg Drums, B. Vocals
Magnus Wikstöm Bass Guitars, B. Vocals
Eric Rydman Guitars/Piano, B. Vocals
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What is your process of writing a
song? Dose this process come easy to you?
The process always differs slightly...sometimes the guitar riff comes into
my head first and I build the lyrics around that...but other times a
catchy phrase or vocal melody comes first and then I use the guitar to
build around the words...and then sometimes...and these are the times I
fear most..... NOTHING comes at all!....but then all of a sudden maybe a
few songs come very quickly in a creative spurt....and those are the GOOD
times!
At what age did you get your first guitar? And when
you learned to play, how did you get involved in the music industry to
become who you are today?
Is there any advise you can give to any aspiring musicians who look to
follow in your footsteps?
Even though I was playing guitar at the age of five, I didn't start to
take it "seriously" until I was around seven years old or so...sounds
funny now, because at 7, my heroes were pretty much the Jackson 5
(Michaels 'first' band!) and The Partridge Family (a T.V. show band
consisting of good looking actors and poster idols)...but I knew as I kept
staring at the posters on my wall..'that's what I want to do'....I kept
'imagining my reality'...which is something I still do to this day...
'Imagine Your Reality'....it's good advice and almost was going to be the
title of the latest R77 album if the "Two Sides" concept hadn't stumbled
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When did u start singing?realized
that hey i think i can sing pretty good? cause your voice is just amazing
feels like u are always singing straight from your heart
I have always been a singer since my 'first' band when I was 9 years
old...'the Stratocasters'....but it was because I always felt that I HAD
to sing because we couldn't ever seem to find the perfect 'lead singer' or
even someone that just sang and wasn't crazy...so basically I always
thought that I was a singer by default UNTIL I moved to Sweden and said to
myself, 'no one knows who you are here...you no longer have to be a
'singer by default'...you ARE a singer...and no one is going to be able to
sing your own songs that are closest to your heart better then you
yourself'....so from that day on, I considered myself a good singer...and
someone that should be listened to.
I always tell people that there is a 'lead singer' living inside each and
everyone of them....as long as they sing with conviction and true feeling,
it doesn't really matter if it's off key here or there...the best singers
I know have 'style', not just a pretty voice...
In your new album- Two Sides To Every Story, do the
song lyrics come from your personal life experiences, or are they just
thoughts you come up with?
Oh...it's personal, I can promise you that!...Some of these songs are more
like my therapy....
Is there one particular song
from your present or past albums that has sedimental meaning to you? And,
why if so?
There is a 2 minute acoustic song that I released on this record called
"So I Thought"...and I almost always tear-up when I play it...especially
in the 2nd verse....I wrote it right around the time that I was separating
from my wife, but we we're still on a vacation together with the
kids...and for some reason this song just came into my head...and put
everything into perspective...it really is a bit of a mind bender, this
thing called life! so simple sometimes....so complicated at others...
It was so cute to see your kids in the studio
helping out their dad that was awesome!! do you see them wanting to follow
in your footsteps in the future?
do they ever mention this to you? and, what are your feelings about this
if they were interested
I never had the opportunity to "hang out" in recording studios, rehearsal
rooms, or back stages when I was a kid... but hey, I STILL ended up doing
what I dreamed about doing in life. All I hope for is that IF they decide
to pursue music as a way of life, that they will feel very comfortable in
the surroundings of creative people and a rock n' roll lifestyle.
I never 'push' them to play or sing...I'm just thinking that if they are
surrounded by music in a way where they don't feel they HAVE to play, but
it's always around them if they want to, it will be natural for them to
gravitate towards it, but to be honest...I wouldn't care what career
either of them would decide to choose...as long as they pursue and enjoy
it with the same passion and joy that I have tried to pursue my job with.
I love those two little ones so much, I will support them with most
probably anything they decide to go for!
come on by www.Roxie77.com and see what all this talk is about...the site
is set up so that it is pretty easy to get to all the 'familiar' sites you
are used to viewing such as YouTube, Facebook, Myspace, and Bandcamp.
Listen, Watch, Download, and enjoy the noise....!
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