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| Ginash's Interview |
| Monday, 21 May 2007 | |
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Ginash: Do you regret your decision in becoming a musician/artist? Claude: No I think that being a musician is a gift. I accepted this with all the pitfalls that go with it. Music makes me feel alive. It is a perfect escape from the everyday. Ginash: If you could start over, or could have done something differently as an artist, what would it have been? Claude: My competing carreer was that of being a painter. Although I still paint, I don't do it with the ferver and passion I once had for painting. Who knows. Maybe it will come back when I'm older. Ginash: As a self taught musician, how have you evolved your sound and skills? Claude: My ears are better. My guitar playing skills suck, but then again no one plays guitar quite like me. I like alternate tunings, all the time. My synth programming skills are good. I am confident in my abilities. I still wish I could play piano the way Paul does. Ginash: What motivates you to keep doing what you do, how the hell do you maintain inspiration after 30+ years in the business? Claude: Inspiration comes in many forms. For me it is curiosity that shapes my motivation and ambition. That, and I'm never satisfied. Ginash: You have accused of being a GREAT writer... how do you do it? Claude: I observe. I listen. I feel. I try to experience the world with a sense of wonder and empathy. It gets me in trouble, but I cannot help myself. I need this to live. Ginash: Do you want your music to be commercially available to the masses, or do you prefer being indie? Claude: I want everyone in the world to hear it of course. I'm a pop writer in that sense. I exclude no one. BUT! I have this thing about being myself. I don't buy into the formulating yourself to please producers, record companies and that stuff. I'm a punk at heart. I aim to destroy their empires. This is a great time to do it. My way. Ginash: In Peace, there are several songs that are played in the same key and have the same chords, coincidence or not? Claude: It was and it wasn't (a coincidence). I try not doing that these days. To me it is a contrived result when you do. I like coming up with newer melodies. Ginash: How has your dedication impacted your family life/friends/etc... Claude: Sometimes it is difficult for me and others to strke a balance between this and being "normal". There have been times when I was the saddest person in the world. And the happiest. Ginash: How has technology impacted your music? Claude: It made it easier to do the things floating around in my head. The computer and I have a very good relationship to each other. It behaves. Or I kill it. Ginash: Do you think your music is ready to be accepted by the public? Claude: I think the public accepted it a long time ago. It has always been more about exposure. An independent artist has a smaller audience because he or she cannot compete with half the world laying out cash for massive promotions. We survived on word of mouth. And radio has been kind. Ginash: What do you like/not like about today's music scene? Claude: I'm really enjoying the music I've been hearing. I don't complain. I have a rule. Every type of music has a right to exist because it must serve a function. Just because I don't get it, doesn't mean some else doesn't. Ginash: Other then music, what else do you like to do? Claude: I live my life in a series of speculations. I study things. I try to see under the veil of reality that we accept in front of us and shake it. I also read, watch movies. Hang. Dreaming is a favorite, although sleep is scarse these days. |
