Mellow Mood Interview
And here something really special, the interview we did to Mellow Mood at OverJam Festival . Enjoy!
Q- Looking back, how do you feel about all you accomplished ?
Old ! Well, maybe not old but tired, terribly tired !
Q- Come on ! We just saw you on stage, you got so much energy !
Yes ! When we are on stage, but before and after ... (laughs) Seriously, I feel incredibly lucky. I made a reality of my dream, and when your dream become your job, it's not a job anymore. We are really blessed.
Q- It must feel really good to think how far you have gone since the beginning ...
Yes. Well honestly it's not something I think that often. I hardly ever look back. I always think to the next thing . After 15 years we still have projects and goals to achieve, maybe even more and this is really beautiful. We both feel the urge to look ahead than behind.
Q- Do you remember your first gig ?
Well, maybe not the first... but sure we remember that period. One of the earliest gig was in this community for disabled kids, then within this youth project, they had a rehersal room and organized events, so we use to reherse there and then we had gigs.
Q- How did you live the past two years of global lockdown? With anxiety or as a moment to create, to look at the future, to plan the aftermath.
Both. We released an album, and that was good. So with a new album we did a lot of thinking and planning the moment the 'cages' would be opened again. Even if that moment was postponed all the time. But they have also been two terrbile year of horrible things happening. It has been hard, but it has been like that, no one can do. Now we are ready for the worst, something may always happen so let's enjoy the moment.
Q- Tonight we saw you on stage with The Emeterians. Would you like to tell us something about this collaboration ?
Of course. We met years ago and our paths always crossed in festivals but we never thought to do something together. Then we realized I&I Chant and since then we have been more and more in contact.Tonight has been fantastic, they are blast, amazing vocals, super roots vibes.
Q- They sung with your band and it looked like they fit in so well, like you have all played together for a long time...
True ! Even if in reality we didn't even had the time to reherse. We only played together while shooting the video.
Photos @Fabio Putrino |