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JUANA RODRIGUEZ,JAZZ SINGER

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JOURNALIST: LLIUS VIDAL


THIS CHILEAN-ITALIAN LADY,TOUCHES OUR SOULS WITH HER TALENT,A SOFT AND SENSUAL VOICE,A PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE OF JAZZ,A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WITH A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOUR,FULLY SATISFIED FOR BEING A HARD WORKER.WE WILL HERE CONVERSATE WITH HER AND WE WILL EXPLORE ALL THE ASPECTS OF HER LIFE,IN ORDER TO KNOW HER A BIT MORE ; THIS IS JUANA, ONE OF THE BRAND NEW VOICES OF JAZZ MUSIC.

-WHO IS JUANA RODRIGUEZ?

(PAUSE) WHO IS JUANA RODRIGUEZ....AN ADVENTUROUS WOMAN.

-WHEN DID YOU ARRIVE IN SPAIN?

IN 2000, MORE OR LESS 6 YEARS AGO.

-HOW COME BARCELONA?

I TRAVELLED AROUND EUROPE FOR A LONG TIME, VISITING INCREDIBLE PLACES AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH FLORENCE AND BARCELONA,AND THEN I CHOSE BARCELONA,HERE I AM.

-WHAT ATTRACTED YOU ABOUT BARCELONA?

COSMOPOLITAN CITIES HAVE ALWAYS ATTRACTED ME; BARCELONA IS FULL OF ART,CULTURALLY IS VERY ACTIVE,THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW GOING ON. EVEN THOUGH YEARS AGO THERE WAS MORE INNER CREATIVITY AND, NOWADAYS IT SEEMS THAT IT’S COMING FROM OUTSIDE AND COULD BORE AFTER A WHILE ,IT STILL REMAINS AN INCREDIBLE CITY, VERY FASCINATING,PART OF A PRECIOUS COUNTRY AND GREAT PEOPLE.

-WHAT DON’T YOU LIKE ABOUT SPAIN?

UUHM, WELL I THINK THAT THE NATIONALISM IS GROWING EVERY DAY,I HARDLY UNDERSTAND THIS ,ESPECIALLY FOR CATALUNYA ,TO ME THIS CONSTANT ISOLATION DOESN’T LEAD TO ANYTHING BUT THE CRUMBLING OF A NATION; I DON’T KNOW...I UNDESTAND THAT CERTAIN COMMUNITIES CAN NOT AGREE WITH SOME POLITICAL IDEAS OF THE COUNTRY,BUT I THINK THAT COMMUNICATION CAN BRING US TO A COMMON UNDERSTANDING ....THE FACT IS THAT IF THEY CONTINUE THIS WAY,IT WILL BE COMPLUSORY FOR A FOREIGNER TO SPEAK CATALAN…WOW(LAUGHING)

-HOW IS JUANA?

SINCERE, SENSITIVE , SOCIABLE, CHEERFUL,CALLED AWAY(BUT NOT DUMMY), VERY POSITIVE AND WITH A LOT OF HUMOUR.

-YOUR AMBITION ?

THE PLEASURE OF CREATING IS ENOUGH FOR ME, AND THEN SAVOURING THE FRUITS OF MY CREATION.

-YOUR QUALITIES?

CREATIVE, PACIFIST, DREAMER

I EASILY GET THE SPIRIT AND ENERGY I NEED FROM ANYWHERE.

-YOUR DEFECTS?

DOUBTFUL WASTEFUL HYPOCHONDRIAC(WITH HUMOUR)

FOR INSTANCE, I HAVE NO NOTION OF MONEY, TO HAVE IT IS AS NATURAL AS THE BLOOMING OF SEASONS, I QUICKLY SPEND IT, I ADORE BUYING PRESENTS,IF I GO TO BUY A RECORD I CAN LEAVE THE STORE CARRYING A PAINTING,A BOOK,A NECKLACE AND SHOES...UFFF,BUT NOT FOR AN URGE OF NOTORIETY,I WOULD CALL IT LOVE TO BEAUTY , I ALWAYS SPEND MORE TO PLEASE MY EYES, MY EARS THAN FOR PRACTICAL NEEDS, I’M THE PERFECT PREY FOR DREAM-SELLERS(LAUGHING)

-YOUR FANTASY ?

NOT HAVING A COMMON SENSE OF REALITY I LIVE IN A FANTASTIC WORLD,WHICH I USE AS A RULE.

ONCE I READ IN A BOOK THAT:

WHEN THE WIND WHISPERS IN NATURE, SOME THINK OF BUILDING A FLUTE, OTHERS THAT IT’S THE SOUND OF THE WIND..
THIS IS HOW IS SEE THE WORLD, MY FANTASY FOLLOWS THE RYTHMS OF TIME, THAT CHANGES,UNPREDICTABLE,ALWAYS REINTRODUCING ME TO THE INEXHAUSTIBLE INSPIRATION SOURCE.


-YOUR HAPPINESS?

I WAS CREATED FOR THE JOY OF HARMONY,TO ADMIRE BEAUTY , THE SHOW OF THE WORLD SCARES ME, MONOTONY IS A LUMP IN MY THROAT . MY HAPPINESS IS FREEDOM.

-YOUR CHILDHOOD?

I ALWAYS NEEDED AN EXLUSIVE AND TOTAL LOVE, I ALWAYS NEEDED A STILL LOVE TO DEVELOP MY SELF AS A PERSON,I THINK THAT, MORE THAN ANY OTHER KID, I DEEPLY NEEDED MY PARENTS TO ILLUMINATE MY PATH, BECAUSE I ALWAYS JUMPED FORM AN IDEA TO ANOTHER,I WAS VERY DREAMY ,EXTREMELY SENSITIVE AND WITH A SMILE UPON MY FACE; I TRIED TO HELP PEOPLE WITH THAT SMILE.
WHEN BERATED, I CRIED AND CRIED, CONVINCED THAT I WAS FORSAKEN AND FORGOTTEN.
I ALWAYS GAVE MY PRESENTS IN RETURN OF A SMILE...ALWAYS

-YOUR HUMOUR?

I LOVE TO MAKE LOGIC FALE AND LAUGH AT NONSENSE PEOPLE BELIEVE AT ...

-A STORY?

¨¨GARBANCITO¨¨(THE CHICKPEA),IT’S THE TOP AND ¨¨EL PRINCIPITO¨¨(LITTLE PRINCE) , IT’S ONE OF THOSE BOOKS YOU CAN READ AT ANY STAGE OF YOUR LIFE AND EACH TIME YOU CAPTURE IT DIFFERENTLY.

-A BOOK?

POETICA MUSICAL(MUSICAL POETICS) BY IGOR STRAWINSKY, THE I-CHING,I PRETTY MUCH LIKED EL TUNEL(THE TUNNEL) BY ERNESTO SABATO ,AS WELL AS RAYUELA JULIO CORTAZAR AND MANY MORE.. I LOVE TO READ ....I’M ANXIOUS ABOUT READING,I’VE GOT ABOUT 10 BOOKS ON MY DESK, AND I HOP FROM ONE TO ANOTHER.I LOVE IT!

-WHO DO YOU LOOK LIKE, AND HOW?

I’M EXACTELY LIKE MY GRANDMOTHER, ON MY FATHER’S SIDE, THE SAME; SHE ENJOYED LIFE,SHE WAS CINICAL,COQUETTE,MANIPULATOR,LIPS ALWAYS PAINTED ,ACCUMULATING THINGS,¨¨BAGS ,HANDBAGS,CASES¨¨ UUFF THE DRAWERS ALWAYS FULL OF STUFF AND WANNA TALK ABOUT HER PERSONAL BAG?

-WHAT CAN ONE FIND IN YOUR BAG?

ANYTHING YOU LIKE.....(LAUGHING) IT’S MARY POPPINS’ BAG (LAUGHING)
ECOLOGICAL HAND CREAM,FILE,ECOLOGICAL READ LIPSTICK,BACH FLOWERS REMEDY (FOR ANYITHING) (LAUGHING) YOU SEE THE HYPOCHONDRIAC!!!!!! (LAUGHING) A FEATHER TO WRITE, A PENDULUM , MY WALLET WITH 50 EUROS AND MY CREDIT CARDS, DRIVING LICENCE , I.D, AND MY JEEP KEYS. HA! LAST AND NOT LEAST, MY UNAVOIDABLE NOTEBOOK .

-WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?

MUSIC ,NATURE, PEOPLE, READING AND WINE.

-SOMETHING UPSETS YOU?

POVERTY, VIOLENCE AND RACISM. I THINK THAT WE ARE STILL FAR AWAY FROM A COMMON UNDERSTANDING; PEOPLE NEED TO COMPREHEND DIVERSITY, AND IT’S A LONG WAY.

-FEAR?

THE IDEA THAT THERE ARE STILL HUMAN BEINGS THAT THINK THAT WE DON’T HAVE ENOGH WITH NATURAL DISASTERS ON EARTH, LIKE TO KEEP ON HARMING WITH TERRORISM, THIS MAKES ME PANIC,I THINK WE SHOULD BE MORE POSITIVE, IN THESE LAST YEARS MANY TERRIFIC THINGS HAVE HAPPENNED, AND WE ONLY TALK ABOUT THAT,BUT INDEED MANY GOOD ONES OCCURED, I THINKS THAT IF THERE WAS A GENERAL POSITIVE ACTIVE THINKING, LIKE TALKING ABOUT DAILY GOOD ACTIONS, I’M SURE THAT THINGS WOULD CHANGE POSITIVELY, WE SEE THE NEWS AND THEY ARE DAY BY DAY MORE SAD AND BITTER,NEWSPAPAPERS ARE SHIT....AND WHAT ABOUT GOOD THINGS? ….WHO TALKS ABOUT IT?

-LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR MUSIC. YOU’RE WORKING ON YOUR FIRST MUSICAL PRODUCTION,TELL ME ABOUT IT.

YESSSS (EUPHORIA)I’M RECORDING MY FIRST JAZZ RECORD,I’M CHARMED ABOUT IT,IT HAS BEEN A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE,A LOT OF HARD WORK SINCE WE RECORDED EVERY SINGLE TRACK FORM THE BEGINNING WIHOUT ANY CUTS AND THIS HAS BEEN FANTASTIC CAUSE NOBODY DOES SO,I’M RECORDING WITH GREAT MUSICIANS AND THE TRUTH IS THAT THE ATMOSPHERE WE CREATED IS PROJECTED IN IT. MY PRODUCTION IS HOW I WANTED IT TO BE, AND THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH,YES I’M VERY VERY HAPPY.

-I KNOW THAT YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT MOVING TO NEWYORK?

VERY SOON,APROXIMATELY AROUND SEPTEMBER(2006)

-WHAT ATTRACTED YOU ABOUT NEW YORK?

TO BE HONEST, IT’S NOT ONE OF MY FAVOURIT CITIES TO LIVE IN, HUYYY HOW CONTRADICTORY, (LAUGHING) LET ME EXPLAIN, NEW YORK IS AN INCREDIBLE CITY, COSMOPOLITAN THE WAY I LIKE CITIES TO BE,BUT SOMETHING I CAN’T BEAR IS THE CLIMAT,I HATE COLD WEATHER , YOU KNOW..I WAS BORN IN SPRINGTIME..TO ME SUN AND HEAT ARE NECESSARY ; BUT OF COURSE, NOT ONLY THIS, I’M A NATURAL PERSON, I LOVE THE COUNTRYSIDE,MOUNTAINS AND IT’S A BIT HARD TO LIVE IN THIS KIND OF ENVIRONNEMENT,THE REASON I CHOSE NEW YORK IS BECAUSE NOWADAYS IT’S A CENTRIC PLACE FOR MUSIC,MANY THINGS HAPPENN ESPECIALLY FOR MY PATH ; MUSIC JAZZ AND OPERA. APART FROM THIS IT’S A VERY AMUSING CITY, OF COURSE.

-YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT OPERA? IS IT ALSO PART OF YOUR WORLD?

YES, SINCE MANY YEARS IT FASCINATES ME, I’VE STUDIED WITH BIG MAESTROS AT GREAT SCHOOLS AND I’VE LEARNED A LOT,THERE ARE SO MANY GENIUS OF COMPOSITIONS, TO SING OPERA AND TO SING JAZZ IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, NOT ONLY FOR THE TECHNIQUE BUT THE STYLE, THE SENTIMENT,THE EMOTION,YES OPERA FULFILLS ME AS MUCH AS JAZZ DOES.

-HOW DO YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR VOICE ?

THE VOICE IS A FISICAL INSTRUMENT, EVERYTHING AFFECTS US, THE CLIMAT, HAPPINESS,THE EMOTIONS,THE MOOD, SADNESS,LOVE,ANYTHING ...THERE ARE ACTORS OR SINGERS THAT HAVE AN INCONSCIOUS APPROACH TO THEIR INSTRUMENT, THE VOICE REQUIRES MANY AND CONSTANT REGARDS,HOW I USE TO TELL MY STUDENTS,IT’S NOT AN ORDINARY INSTRUMENT ,IT’S NOT LIKE A GUITAR WHICH YOU OPEN,YOU ATTUNE AND IF A STRING BREAKS YOU JUST CHANGE IT..UNFORTUNATELY THE VOICE DOESN’T WORK LIKE THAT...BUT THE POSITIVE THING IS THAT YOU CAN BRING IT ALONG WHEREVER YOU GO, AND THAT’S A PRIVILEDGE.
MANY YEARS AGO I STARTED PRACTISING WITH MY VOICE EVERY MORNING WHEN TAKING A SHOWER,STEP BY STEP I WAKE UP MOVING MY JAW,SINGING SLOWLY AND SOFTLY, THEN I WORK OUT ONE HOUR WITH MY TRAINER AND THEN I GO TO MY FLAMENCO LESSONS; THEN I PRACTISE ON MY VOCALISMS FOR 30 MINUTES,INCREASING ON INTENSITY GRADUALLY AND THAT’S WHEN I START STUDYING AND MY WORKING DAY BEGINS. I DO SOME MEDITATION 3 TIMES, IN ORDER TO RELAX AND RECHARGE MY ENERGY. THAT’S HOW I HAVE A VOICE AT A 100% STATE .

IT’S HARD TO PREPARE OUR VOICE CAUSE IT’S AN ABSTRACT INSTRUMENT.
PLATO ONCE TOLD THAT ¨¨ THE VOICE IS THE FIRE OF OUR SOUL¨¨TO THE GREEKS TO INSERT THE MUSIC IN THE SPIRIT WAS A VIRTUE .

-ITALY,CHILE,UNITED STATES,MEXICO,SPAIN,NEW YORK AND THEN.....?

(LAUGHING) IF YOU WISH WE CAN CONTINUE (LAUGHING), LET ME SEE....YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT, BUT I LIKE TO PROJECT MYSELF DEPENDING ON WHAT I NEED AT THE PRESENT MOMENT,EVEN THOUGH I’M A WOMAN THAT LIVES HER LIFE DAY BY DAY, AS IT WAS THE LAST OF HER LIFE.
I THINK THAT AFTER A GOOD WHILE IN NEW YORK I’LL MOVE TO JAPAN,THAT’S FOR SURE,AT LEAST 5 YEARS OR WHO KNOWS ,BUT FOR SURE THE PLACE I WANNA LIVE IN IS A PLACE WITH SUN AND HEAT ,IT WILL BE A TROPICAL PLACE,I DON’T KNOW YET,BUT I HAVE 3 OPTIONS AT THE MOMENT,WICH WILL REMAIN A SECRET(LAUGHING)

-DO YOU MISS CHILE?

A LOT.LIVING ABROAD YOU ALWAYS MISS MANY THINGS,I THINK ABOUT MY FAMILY EVERY SINGLE DAY, IT’S SAD TO BE FAR AWAY FROM YOUR BELOVED ONES,IN CERTAIN MOMENTS , WHEN YOU NEED THEM,AND YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT HANDY...THOSE WHO LIVE THE SAME WAY KNOW WHAT THE FELLING IS…OF COURSE, IT WAS MY DECISION TO LEAVE MY COUNTRY BUT THIS DOESN’T FREE YOU FROM SORROW… THEY HAVE LEFT ONE PERSON, I HAVE LEFT MANY OF THEM,MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, MY JOB ETC…AND IF ONE DOESN’T KEEP IN TOUCH ALL THE CONTACTS SLOWLY FADE AWAY...I’VE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR 6 YEARS AND I WENT TO CHILE 3 TIMES, MY PARENTS CAME TWICE TO SEE ME , HERE IT’S WERE YOU NEED TO BUILD YOUR NEW WORLD, AND HERE I COUNT ON MY FRIENDS,BECAUSE I HAVE NOBODY ELSE.

-SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL THAT HAS HAPPENNED TO YOU ?

WELL MANY THINGS... BUT SOMETHING I’LL NEVER FORGET IS WHEN MY NEPHEW ONCE TOLD ME BEAUTIFUL WORDS; ROQUE SINCE HE’S VERY LITTLE HAS DIABETES, AS YOU KNOW A QUITE SERIOUS ILLNESS FOR A CHILD ESPECIALLY AND FOR A MOTHER,ONCE WHEN I WENT TO CHILE WE WERE PLAYING TOGETHER MAKING PAPER BOATS AND WE FILLED A BIG DISH WITH WATER SO THE LITTLE BOATS COULD FLOAT, AND I TOLD ROQUE HE HAD TO EXPRESS A WISH FOR EACH BOAT SO THEY COULD SAIL ,AND WHILE SITTING ON THE BED,WITH HIS HEAD LEANING ON A SIDE HE TELLS ME ”I WANT MY ILLNESS TO BE CURED” WITH THESE WORDS......I FELT APART...HOW ON EARTH WAS IT POSSIBLE...THAT A 2 YEARS OLD CHILD SAID SUCH WORDS…I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EARS…I SWEAR…IT’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING THAT EVER HAPPENNED TO ME…IMPRESSIVE…I’LL NEVER FORGET IT.....

-¿COULD YOU STOP WORKING TOMORROW?

THERE ARE MANY THINGS I STILL NEED TO LEARN,BUT I KNOW THAT THE DAY I STOP DOING IT, I WILL CONTINUE SINGING FOR PASSION, THIS IS WHAT I LIKE, IT’S PART OF MY SOUL.

-AND WHAT ABOUT LOVE ?

I’M TRYING TO EXPERIMENT,ALL MY RELATIONSHIPS WERE LONG AND INTENSE,AND WHEN I’M SINGLE I’M QUITE FLIRTY ,I FLY FROM FLOWER TO FLOWER, I LOVE DOING IT . THE TRUTH IS THAT I HAD A VERY MUCH PROTECTED ROMANTIC LIFE,A KIND OF A SECRET FOR ME. AT SCHOOL I HAD A FEW FLIRTS, NOTHING SERIOUS, THEN 4 FORMAL RELATIONS THAT LASTED 3 YEARS APROXIMATELY. I’VE ALWAYS BEEN QUITE INDIPENDENT THEREFORE SOMETIMES I HAD TO TAKE MY SPACE,SOMETIMES I DIDN’T OF COURSE.. ..AND I REALLY FELL IN LOVE, I HAD GOOD MEN BY MY SIDE ...OLDER THAN ME BECAUSE I’VE ALWAYS LIKED AND HAD MORE CONNECTION WITH MEN AROUND 40…(LAUGHING)

-WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN MEN?

TO ME HUMOUR IS ESSENTIAL IN A RELATIONSHIP,THEN TRUST,IN TERMS OF A UNION OF TWO. I LIKE MEN AROUND FOURTIES,SENSUAL,ROMANTIC,CALM,TENDER,CULTURED AND NATURAL(ASKING FOR NOTHING)(LAUGHING)...SOMONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO LOOK IN THE EYES…AND CONCERNING LOOKS..I LIKE BALD MEN,I LOVE THEM,THEY HAVE AN INSECURITY THAT FASCINATES ..

-WHAT’S THE FIRST THING THAT YOU LOOK IN A MAN?

THE SHOES....ABSURD ISN’T IT ?...I’M TELLING YOU...SINCE I’M A LITTLE GIRL I LOOK AT SHOES,BUT NOT ONLY AT MEN, BUT AT PEOPLE’S SHOES IN GENERAL,I THINK THAT SHOES SPEAK..MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE

-DONT’ WANNA SCARE YOU BUT DO EVER THINK ABOUT HAVING A CHILD?

OF COURSE I LOVE CHILDREN AND I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO EDUCATING MY FIRST CHILD,BUT I WANT TO BE SURE THAT I’M DOING IT WELL. I HAVE A COUPLE GOALS TO ACCOMPLISH FIRST,IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AFTER THEM AT THE RIGHT MOMENT AND GIVE A 100% OF ME,THIS IS WHAT CHILDREN NEED,IT’S TOO IMPORTANT,I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY WITH MY BABY…CHILDREN NEED PURE LOVE,THEY NEED TO PLAY ,TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND MOST OF ALL NOT TO SUFFER, NOT TO HAVE A BAD TIME BUT TO FEEL LOVED AND SUPPORTED IN EVERYTHING. I GREW UP WITH MY MUM,THEREFORE,ACORDING TO MY POSSIBILITES I WOULD LIKE TO RAISE A CHILD WITH A PARTNER, A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 2 PERSONS.

-NOWADAYS MANY WOMAN THINK THAT A ONE PARENT IS ENOUGH TO RAISE A CHILD. WHAT DO YOU THINK,HAVING LIVED WITH YOUR MUM ONLY?

I’M NOT A CHILD OF A SINGLE PARENT. I HAVE A DAD, A VERY GOOD ONE, AN INCREDIBLE FATHER WITH WHOM I’M VERY CLOSE AND WHO GAVE ME EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD. WHAT HAPPENNED IS THAT I DON’T HAVE MEMORIES OF A DAY BY DAY LIFE TOGETHER CAUSE MY PARENTS DIVORCED WHEN I WAS LITTLE,HE USED TO TRAVEL FOR WORK AND LIVE ABROAD,I REMEMBER LONG CONVERSATIONS ON THE PHONE AND WE USED TO SEE HIM A LOT WHEN HE CAME BACK TO CHILE.BUT WHAT I MISS IS AN IMAGE OF HIM SITTING ON THE SOFA READING A NEWSPAPAER.WHEN I WAS A CHILD AND,AT A FRIENDS HOUSE,I HEARD THE SOUND OF THE KEYS WHEN HER FATHER CAME HOME, I ALWAYS FELT SOMETHING IN THE STOMACH..I LOVED IT .MY MOTHER HAS BEEN THE BEST ONE IN THE WORLD, AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN.MY DAD THE SAME.I’M SO HAPPY ABOUT THE WAY I GREW UP, COULDN’T HAVE BEEN BETTER.MY FAMILY HAD MANY PRIVILEDGES, OUR PARENTS ALWAYS GOT US WHAT WE NEEDED AND THEY NEVER REPRESSED US. WE’VE BEEN FULLY SUPPORTED,GROWING UP,BECOMING ADULTS WE DID ANYTHING WE DESIDERED, WE FOLLOWED OUR OWN PATHS. THE ONLY THING IS THAT WE WERE PART OF TWO LIVES, MY DAD’S AND MY MUM’S….

IF I HAD TO BE A SINGLE MUM I WOULD,BUT I’VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF A FAMILY, A TIGHT FAMILY, AND THAT’S WHAT I WILL TRY TO BUILD UP.



-WHAT DO YOU TIHINK ABOUT EDUCATION NOWADAYS?

I DISAGREE WITH ANY TYPE OF INSTITUTION. I HATE ACADEMIC EDUCATION, I THINK IT’S FOR NOTHING.
I WILL RAISE MY KIDS AT HOME,FOR A MILLION REASONS,NOT ONLY FOR THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION,BUT ALSO FOR WHAT SCHOOLS REPRESENT IN TERMS OF VALUES, HABITS AND SOCIAL FOCUSING,BESIDES I FEEL IT’S A MASSIVE MANIPULATION. I DON’T CONSIDER IT TO BE HEALTHY BOTH FISICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. I BELIEVE THAT THE FIRST THING WE SHOULD SEARCH IS THE UNIQUINESS OF THE EVERYTHING AND FROM THAT POINT LET OURSELVES BE AND GIVE EACH OTHERS.SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES DON’T HAVE THIS PURPOSE, AND THEY ONLY DEVOLVE BIG PERSONAL IN SECURITY. WE END UP BELIEVING MORE IN THE OTHERS THAN IN OUR OWN INNER TEACHER.LIFE ITSELF EDUCATES US.SCHOOL IS INNATURAL,A BREAKING.

-WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST DREAM?

WELL, TRYING TO GROW AS ASINGER IS ENOGH TO ME...

-FAME?

I DON’T SING TO BE FAMOUS, I SING TO TRANSCEND...

-WHAT’S MUSIC FOR YOU ?

MY LIFE...EVERYTHING...PROXIMITY...THE EVERYDAY MAKES US FORGET THE PROFOUND,AND MUSIC IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE INTENSIVELY CLOSE AND DAILY.THINK ABOUT ANY MOMENT…AND WHAT WOULD LIFE BE WITHOUT MUSIC?WHY DOES THE FIFTH SYMPHONY BY BEETHOVEN IMPRESS SO MUCH ?MUSIC OPENS US SPACES OF SENSIBLITY.

-WHAT DID YOU DREAM OF AS A CHILD?

I’VE ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT MUSIC,EVERY DAY I THANK MY DAD, WHO INTRODUCED ME TO THIS WORLD.I REMEMBER THAT AT SHOOL I USED TO SING WITH MY WALKMAN AND I MADE RYTHMS WITH MY FINGERS, AND AT DINNER AS WELL, ALWAYS PLAYING WITH MY HANDS ANF FINGERS ON THE DISHES, ON THE TABLE AND MY GRANDMOTHER WENT”JUANITA YOUR HANDS”.. I ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS...I WAS ALWAYS MAKING NOISE. I ALSO USED TO COLLECT RECORDS,THEN CASSETTES AND NOW CD’S (LAUGHING) I LOVE IT,I LOVE TO FIND OLDIES,AND I’M INTERESTAD IN THOSE MORE THAN IN WHAT’S BEING PRODUCED NOWADAYS.....BUT I ALSO DREAMT ABOUT BEING AN ASTRONAUT, ALLUCINATING WITH WHAT’S IN THE SKY,MY DAD USED TO TELL MY ABOUT STARS .
SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS BEEN FOND OF IS NATURAL MEDICIN...I READ A LOT ABOUT THIS,IT’S FASCINATING, VERY INTERESTING.

-DO YOU USE SOMTHING FOR YOUR VOICE WHEN IT’S SICK?

THE SINGER’S HERB,IT’S CALLED LIKE THAT CAUSE IT WAS USED BY THE ANCIENT OPERA SINGERS,IT’S VERY GOOD, BUT THE BEST HEALER IS A GOOD LAUGH,MEDITATION,THIS WORKS FOR EVERYTHING .

-YOU ARE A BUDDHIST RIGHT?

IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS NOW,A BEAUTIFUL THING, A PART OF ME..I LIKE THE WAY OF THINKING, I PRACTICE TIBETAN BUDDHISM, A LOT OF MEDITATION,SINGING OF MANTRAS,CARE OF ANIMALS,ECOLOGICAL LIFESTYLE, ORGANIC AND BIOLOGIC NUTRITION ,ENVIRONMENTALISM.