Knowing how much some close friends of mine love music I decided to interview one of them. My friend Frank DeFelicca, who I mentioned introduced me to the band Faded Paper Figures, let me interview him. In this interview I ask him about his love for music, some of his favorite music, and what new music he recommends.
FROM THE GROUND DOWN: Why do you love music?
FRANK DEFELICCIA: Music is a release. It seems to be a way for people to express emotions in a way that they can never do in everyday life.
FTGD: What type of emotions do you mean?
FD: Any kind of emotion that somebody has because a lot of times people have emotions bottled up inside of them. They all have a way of getting it out. Some people choose music.
FTGD: Who is your favorite band or musician? Why?
FD: Well, Sum 41, just because they’re music is extremely relatable. You can listen to their songs and listen to the lyrics and understand where their lead singer [Deryck Whibley] is coming form. You can feel all the emotions in their music.
FTGD: Has any of their music related to your life? If so, what song(s) in particular?
FD: Asking to pick one song is impossible.
FTGD: Why is it impossible?
FD: It just seems that all of their recent work, like Screaming Bloody Murder, Underclass Hero and Chuck, the songs just remind me of different aspects of my life. It’s kind of nice when I am feeling certain way and I am not sure how to put words to it and I can find a song that can describe exactly how I feel.
FTGD: Are you able to pick your favorite song form the band? If so, which is it and why?
FD: “Pieces”, a hundred percent completely hands down. The song talks about somebody who tries to be a different person to everybody around them to gain acceptance. They never take the time to try and consider who they are from their own point of view. They never try to be happy for themselves. They only make the effort to please other people.
FTGD: Can you relate to this?
FD: For me personally, I spent a majority of my life trying to do things for other people, doing things to make other people happy, rather than to try and do things to make myself happy.
FTGD: Switching gears from your favorite band, is there any new music you have been listening to lately?
FD: Let me think. I’d have to say that I’ve been listening to a wide variety of music that just jumps from genre to genre
FTGD: Any bands you are particularly interested in of that new music.
FD: Mumford and Sons, Panic! At The Disco, The Starting Line, Starfucker. It’s just completely random.
FTGD: With your love of music, do you happen to make your own?
FD: I’ve only experimented before with writing songs, but only recently have I decided to seriously pursue writing music. I’m in the process of writing my first album.
FTGD: What genre your first album be? What do you hope it to sound like?
FD: It definitely has to have some punk in it. Maybe if it goes a little dark that will be fine as long as it still stays true to punk.
FTGD: Do you intend to record this album for others to hear?
FD: If I have the opportunity I would love to.
FTGD: Some musicians do not put their music out under their own name and use a band name instead. Would you be doing the same?
FD: Not a band name per se, but I would definitely have to use a stage name. With how difficult and how often mispronounced my last name is, I think I have no choice but to take a stage name.
FTGD: Lastly, what band or musician do you wish more people knew about? And what is one thing you wish more people knew about music?
FD: The Superjesus. They’re a former Australian rock band who never really got notoriety outside of Australia. [I wish more people knew] That music is something that is undefined, even though it has notes, people can play it, the thing is that it can take on any form that people choose. It is not limited to just one thing.
FTGD: Thanks for letting me interview you.
FD: No problem.
FROM THE GROUND DOWN: Why do you love music?
FRANK DEFELICCIA: Music is a release. It seems to be a way for people to express emotions in a way that they can never do in everyday life.
FTGD: What type of emotions do you mean?
FD: Any kind of emotion that somebody has because a lot of times people have emotions bottled up inside of them. They all have a way of getting it out. Some people choose music.
FTGD: Who is your favorite band or musician? Why?
FD: Well, Sum 41, just because they’re music is extremely relatable. You can listen to their songs and listen to the lyrics and understand where their lead singer [Deryck Whibley] is coming form. You can feel all the emotions in their music.
FTGD: Has any of their music related to your life? If so, what song(s) in particular?
FD: Asking to pick one song is impossible.
FTGD: Why is it impossible?
FD: It just seems that all of their recent work, like Screaming Bloody Murder, Underclass Hero and Chuck, the songs just remind me of different aspects of my life. It’s kind of nice when I am feeling certain way and I am not sure how to put words to it and I can find a song that can describe exactly how I feel.
FTGD: Are you able to pick your favorite song form the band? If so, which is it and why?
FD: “Pieces”, a hundred percent completely hands down. The song talks about somebody who tries to be a different person to everybody around them to gain acceptance. They never take the time to try and consider who they are from their own point of view. They never try to be happy for themselves. They only make the effort to please other people.
FTGD: Can you relate to this?
FD: For me personally, I spent a majority of my life trying to do things for other people, doing things to make other people happy, rather than to try and do things to make myself happy.
FTGD: Switching gears from your favorite band, is there any new music you have been listening to lately?
FD: Let me think. I’d have to say that I’ve been listening to a wide variety of music that just jumps from genre to genre
FTGD: Any bands you are particularly interested in of that new music.
FD: Mumford and Sons, Panic! At The Disco, The Starting Line, Starfucker. It’s just completely random.
FTGD: With your love of music, do you happen to make your own?
FD: I’ve only experimented before with writing songs, but only recently have I decided to seriously pursue writing music. I’m in the process of writing my first album.
FTGD: What genre your first album be? What do you hope it to sound like?
FD: It definitely has to have some punk in it. Maybe if it goes a little dark that will be fine as long as it still stays true to punk.
FTGD: Do you intend to record this album for others to hear?
FD: If I have the opportunity I would love to.
FTGD: Some musicians do not put their music out under their own name and use a band name instead. Would you be doing the same?
FD: Not a band name per se, but I would definitely have to use a stage name. With how difficult and how often mispronounced my last name is, I think I have no choice but to take a stage name.
FTGD: Lastly, what band or musician do you wish more people knew about? And what is one thing you wish more people knew about music?
FD: The Superjesus. They’re a former Australian rock band who never really got notoriety outside of Australia. [I wish more people knew] That music is something that is undefined, even though it has notes, people can play it, the thing is that it can take on any form that people choose. It is not limited to just one thing.
FTGD: Thanks for letting me interview you.
FD: No problem.
1 comments:
His passion for music is very evident through this blog post. I too, am a music lover, and share some of the same views as Frank. Although the genre of music we listen to are different, the reason remains the same:
"Music is a release. It seems to be a way for people to express emotions in a way that they can never do in everyday life."
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