{"id":5971,"date":"2022-11-06T09:38:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T06:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/?p=5971"},"modified":"2022-11-06T10:44:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T07:44:18","slug":"exista-atat-de-multe-lucruri-pe-care-le-aud-aleator-si-care-suna-fantastic-ele-nici-macar-nu-trebuie-sa-fie-progresive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/?p=5971","title":{"rendered":"\u201eExist\u0103 at\u00e2t de multe lucruri pe care le aud aleator \u0219i care sun\u0103 fantastic. Ele nici m\u0103car nu trebuie s\u0103 fie progresive\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Am fost mereu fascinat de basi\u0219ti \u0219i tobo\u0219ari, cei care nu fur\u0103 niciodata spectacolul unui concert rock. Ca fan de muzic\u0103 progresiv\u0103, la sec\u021biunea ritmic\u0103 chiar ai ce vedea. Este \u0219i cazul lui Jon Sykes din trupa britanic\u0103 The Pineapple Thief. Am vorbit cu el pe mail, \u00eens\u0103 am schimbat c\u00e2teva cuvinte \u0219i la ARTmania 2022. Era duminic\u0103, era foarte cald, \u00eens\u0103 rutina de concert \u0219i de sonorizare e un pas absolut necesar pentru Jon \u0219i pentru colegii lui de trup\u0103. Un interviu sincer, f\u0103r\u0103 efecte ad\u0103ugate \u00een Adobe Photoshop, care deschide (chiar \u0219i ca edi\u021bie pilot) rubrica Discografic. Despre influen\u021be muzicale, dificult\u0103\u021bile de a fi muzician profesionist \u0219i, mai ales, despre Universul The Pineapple Thief. (A.Z.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrei Zb\u00eernea: <\/strong>2022. Tocmai a\u021bi lansat albumul \u201eGive It Back\u201d. Un b\u0103iat (sau o fat\u0103) \u00ee\u021bi pune c\u00e2teva \u00eentreb\u0103ri despre muzic\u0103. Sunt adolescen\u021bi \u0219i sunt confuzi. Po\u021bi recomanda p\u00e2n\u0103 la 5 albume. Progresiv, heavy metal, jazz, orice gen. Ce include lista ta \u0219i de ce?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Sykes: <\/strong>Nu prea m\u0103 \u00eenc\u00e2nt\u0103 eticheta de progresiv. Cred c\u0103 motivul pentru care este folosit\u0103 se refer\u0103 la faptul c\u0103 dac\u0103 \u00eemi place o trup\u0103 dintr-un anumit gen, atunci e posibil s\u0103-mi plac\u0103 \u0219i cealalt\u0103 trup\u0103, pentru c\u0103 sunt eticheta\u021bi \u00een acela\u0219i gen muzical. C\u00e2nd eram \u00een perioada de cre\u0219tere, albumele care m-au influen\u021bat ca basist au fost \u201eVivid\u201d de la Living Color, 2 albume de la Red Hot Chilli Peppers \u2013 \u201eMother\u2019s Milk\u201d \u0219i \u201eBlood Sugar Sex Magik\u201d. \u00cemi mai pl\u0103ceau \u0219i c\u00e2ntecele pe care le interpreta Sting pe discul \u201eRegatta de Blanc\u201d (album al trupei The Police din 1979, n.r.), dar \u0219i buc\u0103\u021bile lui John Taylor de pe discurile Duran Duran. Un exemplu \u00een acest sens este discul \u201eRio\u201d (1982).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce (Bruce Soord, solistul The Pineapple Thief, n.r.) \u0219i cu mine obi\u0219nuiam s\u0103 c\u00e2nt\u0103m melodii de la toate aceste forma\u021bii \u00eentr-un proiect timpuriu pe care l-am construit \u00eempreun\u0103. Se numea \u201eTerminal Headspin\u201d \u0219i am mers \u00een formula asta \u00eentre 1991 \u0219i 1994. To\u021bi ace\u0219ti basi\u0219ti trebuie s\u0103 fi influen\u021bat modul \u00een care sun\u0103 basul \u00een The Pineapple Thief. C\u00e2teodat\u0103 aud toate aceste influen\u021be \u0219i m\u0103 intreb dac\u0103 le mai sesizeaz\u0103 cineva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ: <\/strong>Am ascultat cu aten\u021bie \u00eentreaga voastr\u0103 discografie \u00een ultima lun\u0103. Am descoperit un fir ro\u0219u foarte fin, care a c\u0103l\u0103torit cu voi \u00een ultimii 23 de ani. A\u021bi adus laolalt\u0103 un public \u00een care se reg\u0103sesc entuzia\u0219ti ai genului rock progresiv, hipsteri, vis\u0103tori \u0219i chiar pasiona\u021bi ai coloanelor sonore din filme. Dar tot acest grup e mai mult dec\u00e2t suma membrilor s\u0103i. Pentru a-mi sus\u021bine afirma\u021bia, am ales urm\u0103toarele versuri: \u201eTake my mark and hold it tight\/Take my mark and use it right\u201d(versuri din piesa God Bless the Child, de pe albumul \u201eLittle Man\u201d \u2013 2006). C\u00e2t de departe sunt de versiunea drumului parcurs de tine?         <\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>A fost o c\u0103l\u0103torie lung\u0103 pentru noi p\u00e2n\u0103 acum. C\u00e2nd am \u00eenfiin\u021bat trupa, to\u021bi aveam alte ocupa\u021bii pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 muzic\u0103. Cu trecerea timpului, o parte dintre noi ne-am \u00eentemeiat \u0219i familii. A trebuit s\u0103 lucr\u0103m din greu \u0219i s\u0103 folosim fiecare minut pe care-l aveam la dispozi\u021bie pentru a investi suficient timp \u00een muzica noastr\u0103. \u00centotdeauna am sim\u021bit c\u0103 progres\u0103m \u0219i mereu am avut credin\u021b\u0103 \u00een c\u00e2ntecele pe care Bruce le scria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sper c\u0103, dup\u0103 cum spui \u0219i tu, avem un public divers, de intersec\u021bie. Dac\u0103 lucrurile stau a\u0219a, cred c\u0103 e ceva cu care s\u0103 ne m\u00e2ndrim. Toate versurile vin de la Bruce. Nu \u0219tiu exact sursa de inspira\u021bie pentru cele pe care le-ai citat. Dar func\u021bioneaz\u0103 ca o metafor\u0103 pentru procesul pe care trupa noastr\u0103 \u00eel urmeaz\u0103 \u00een momentul \u00een care creeaz\u0103 muzic\u0103. Viziunea vine de la Bruce, iar noi ceilal\u021bi \u00eencerc\u0103m s\u0103 folosim ceea ce ne ofer\u0103, pentru a veni cu propriile contribu\u021bii. Asta se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 de multe ori \u0219i prin schimbarea drastic\u0103 a versiunilor demo originale. Dar da, trebuie s\u0103 folosim \u00een mod corect ceea ce primim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AZ: <\/strong>Ce-mi po\u021bi spune despre cel mai recent material discografic al vostru, \u201eGive It Back\u201d? Cum \u00eel po\u021bi descrie? Voi folosi un citat de pe site-ul loudersound.com \u00een sus\u021binerea acestei \u00eentreb\u0103ri. Emma Johnston vorbe\u0219te acolo despre \u201eo nou\u0103 profunzime \u0219i maturitate \u0219i, c\u00e2teodat\u0103, chiar de versuri noi pentru piese din zilele de \u00eenceput ale forma\u021biei The Pineapple Thief\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>\u201eGive It Back\u201d este un album de piese vechi (\u00eenainte de cooptarea \u00een trup\u0103 a lui Gavin Harrison la tobe) pe care le-am ref\u0103cut \u0219i, \u00een anumite cazuri, chiar le-am reimaginat \u00een mod semnificativ. C\u00e2nd Gavin s-a al\u0103turat forma\u021biei, aveam material pentru un singur album de prezentat live \u0219i cu el mergeam \u00een turnee. A\u0219a c\u0103 a trebuit s\u0103 ne uit\u0103 \u00eenapoi \u00een catalogul band<\/em>-ului pentru a g\u0103si mai multe c\u00e2ntece pe care s\u0103 le includem \u00een presta\u021biile noastre de turneu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gavin a ales c\u00e2teva dintre piesele noastre vechi care i-au pl\u0103cut sau la care a crezut c\u0103 ar putea veni cu propria contribu\u021bie. Noile versiuni sunt ref\u0103cute seminificativ \u0219i au fost re\u00eenregistrate complet. Nu e vorba doar de p\u0103r\u021bi noi de tob\u0103. Am inclus noi buc\u0103\u021bi vocale, de bas \u0219i chiar clape. \u00cen unele cazuri, piesele au tempouri diferite fa\u021b\u0103 de versiunile originale \u0219i au fost, de altfel, reorchestrate \u00een mod semnificativ. A fost o \u0219ans\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc \u00een timp \u0219i s\u0103 dau o alt\u0103 turnur\u0103 buc\u0103\u021bilor de bas, care au fost scrise \u0219i \u00eenregistrate cu mul\u021bi ani \u00een urm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cred c\u0103 asta e o \u0219ans\u0103 rar\u0103 \u0219i un element pe care mi-a pl\u0103cut foarte mult s\u0103-l parcurg. O real\u0103 \u0219ans\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc la cum va suna basul pe o variant\u0103 nou\u0103 de c\u00e2ntec. Din punctul de vedere al instrumentistului care eram \u00een 2021, fa\u021b\u0103 de basistul care eram la momentul \u00een care au fost compuse piesele. \u00cen c\u00e2teva dintre cazuri, p\u0103r\u021bile mele de bas au trebuit modificate dramatic pentru a func\u021biona cu noile compozi\u021bii de percu\u021bie. Vechile buc\u0103\u021bi de bas au fost mereu acolo, ca referin\u021b\u0103. \u00cens\u0103 a fost foarte eliberator s\u0103 vin cu ceva nou pe acele c\u00e2ntece vechi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ: <\/strong>Cred c\u0103 spectacolul din 24 iulie (2022, n.r.) va fi primul pentru voi \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, la Sibiu (interviul a fost luat \u00een iunie 2022, n.r.). Ce \u0219tii despre ora\u0219 sau despre \u021bar\u0103? E\u0219ti familiarizat cu p\u0103r\u021bi din cultura, muzica sau sportul nostru? Ai intrat pe Google pentru documentare?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>Mi-e ru\u0219ine s\u0103 spun c\u0103 nu \u0219tiu foarte multe. F\u0103r\u0103 Google, pot s\u0103 men\u021bionez numele Nadiei Com\u0103neci \u0219i al lui Gheorghe Hagi. De\u0219i am verificat ortografia. \u0218i acum o \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bim pe Emma R\u0103ducanu. Nu am fost p\u00e2n\u0103 acum \u00een Rom\u00e2nia. E mereu grozav s\u0103 ajung \u00eentr-o \u021bar\u0103 nou\u0103 \u0219i abia a\u0219tept acest lucru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ: <\/strong>Am v\u0103zut deja m\u0103rturia ta video despre rutina de concert (Jurnalul de concert The Pineapple Thief). Po\u021bi compara rutina lui Jon din 2002 cu cea din 2022? C\u00e2t de tr\u0103znit\/ciudat este podul peste timp?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>Jon din 2022 e ceva mai profesionist. Jon din 2002 ar fi avut o rutin\u0103 mai pu\u021bin pronun\u021bat\u0103. \u00cenc\u0103lzirile f\u0103cute temeinic \u0219i stretchingul<\/em> au ajutat foarte mult \u00een anii cei mai recen\u021bi. Mai ales c\u0103 omul mai \u0219i \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0219te.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ: <\/strong>Ce albume post-pandemice te-au atins cel mai mult? C\u00e2t de greu este s\u0103 \u021bii ritmul cu toate aceste noi discuri care se lanseaz\u0103? Care este elementul care schimb\u0103 regulile \u00een zona de rock progresiv?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>\u00cen mod sigur nu pot s\u0103 \u021bin ritmul cu toate albumele care se lanseaz\u0103. Este at\u00e2t de mult\u0103 muzic\u0103 veche de descoperit, care este at\u00e2t de accesibil\u0103 \u00een acest moment. Sunt un ascult\u0103tor groaznic, ascult foarte rar albume doar din dorin\u021ba de a le asculta per se<\/em>. Am tendin\u021ba de a aduna buc\u0103\u021bi de aici \u0219i de acolo din indiferent ce ascult\u0103 fiicele mele. E vorba \u00een general de muzic\u0103 pop. Nu pot s\u0103 m\u0103 ab\u021bin \u0219i ascult liniile de bas de la orice pies\u0103. M\u0103 reg\u0103sesc \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 v\u0103d cum func\u021bioneaz\u0103 \u0219i mai ales ce adaug\u0103 ele \u00eentregului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nu pot s\u0103-\u021bi spun care va fi elementul care va schimba lucrurile \u00een muzica progresiv\u0103. Pentru mine exist\u0103 at\u00e2t de multe lucruri pe care le aud aleator \u0219i care cred c\u0103 sun\u0103 fantastic. Ele nici m\u0103car nu trebuie s\u0103 fie progresive.<\/p>\n\n\n

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AZ: <\/strong>Bruce Soord spunea \u00eentr-un interviu acordat publica\u021biei panm360.com c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 fie capabil s\u0103 c\u00e2nte fiecare pies\u0103 cu o chitar\u0103 acustic\u0103. Consider\u0103 asta cheia muzicii sale. Imaginea de ansamblu a acelui interviu punea \u00een oglind\u0103 complexitatea muzicii progresive cu realizarea de c\u00e2ntece viscerale, capabile s\u0103 se conecteze cu publicul. Care e defini\u021bia ta referitoare la muzica progresiv\u0103 din 2022?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>Cred c\u0103 to\u021bi arti\u0219tii care sunt creativi \u0219i originali sunt prin defini\u021bie progresivi, dar mare parte dintre ei nu vor fi lua\u021bi \u00een calcul pentru ceea ce se nume\u0219te genul \u201eprog\u201d. Ne concentr\u0103m pe scrierea de c\u00e2ntece de care credem c\u0103 se vor conecta oamenii. Nu ne focus\u0103m pe complexitate de amorul artei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\u00e2nd m-am a\u0219ezat \u0219i am ascultat albumul nostru \u201eVersions Of The Truth\u201d (2020), la finalul procesului de \u00eenregistrare unul dintre lucrurile pozitive pentru mine a fost faptul c\u0103 nu aveam un disc derivativ. Nu cred c\u0103 cineva care l-ar asculta ar putea spune c\u0103 sun\u0103 ca o alt\u0103 trup\u0103 sau c\u0103 reprezint\u0103 un stereotip pentru un gen particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ: <\/strong>\u021ai-am studiat profilul de Instagram. Cred c\u0103 e\u0219ti un pasionat al sportului. Mai precis, unul de baseball. Sau m\u0103 \u00een\u0219el \u0219i era o poz\u0103 oarecare?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>C\u00e2nd vizitez un loc, includ momente \u00een care m\u0103 duc la evenimente sportive. Poza pe care ai v\u0103zut-o este din Baltimore, \u0219i da, am fost la un meci de baseball. M\u0103 pasioneaz\u0103 mai degrab\u0103 Formula 1, crichetul \u0219i atletismul. Dar, \u00een esen\u021b\u0103, \u00eemi place s\u0103 urm\u0103resc orice sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ: <\/strong>C\u00e2t de progresiv\u0103 va fi muzica din 2030? \u00cencearc\u0103 s\u0103 fii profet pentru un minut sau ceva de genul \u0103sta. Este posibil s\u0103 combini The Pineapple Thief cu ce e \u00een vog\u0103 pe Youtube?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>Nu \u0219tiu cum vor evolua lucrurile. La momentul actual audien\u021ba noastr\u0103 tot cre\u0219te \u0219i \u0103sta e un lucru pozitiv. Platformele digitale ne las\u0103 s\u0103 vedem aceste lucruri pretutindeni \u00een lume. Tehnologia care aduce muzica noastr\u0103 tuturor e clar un aspect pozitiv pentru noi. E nevoie s\u0103 ne adapt\u0103m, cum am f\u0103cut-o de fiecare dat\u0103. M\u0103 simt foarte bine \u00een conexiunea cu viitorul trupei. Principalul nostru obiectiv pe care ne concentr\u0103m este s\u0103 compunem c\u00e2ntecele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ: <\/strong>Ce cite\u0219ti \u00een perioada \u00een care merge\u021bi \u00een turneu? Ce podcasturi ascul\u021bi? Ce filme sau seriale savurezi \u00een timp ce c\u0103l\u0103tore\u0219ti cu forma\u021bia?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>Mereu c\u00e2nd plec \u00een turneu descarc multe seriale, dar niciodat\u0103 nu ajung s\u0103 le urm\u0103resc. \u00cen cele mai recente turnee cu The Pineapple Thief am citit c\u0103r\u021bile lui Flea \u2013 Acid For The Children<\/em> (Acid pentru copii) \u0219i a lui Anthony Kiedis – Scar Tissue<\/em> (\u021aesut cu cicatrici). Podcasturile pe care le ascult se refer\u0103 \u00een special la evenimentele curente \u0219i\/sau la sport. \u00cen materie de \u0219tiri, au fost multe evenimente care ne-au \u021binut \u00een priz\u0103. \u00cen special din februarie \u00eencoace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iunie 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interview with Jon Sykes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Andrei Zb\u00eernea: <\/strong>The year is 2022. You have just released the newest album, Give It Back<\/em>. A young boy (or girl) asks you about music. He is confused, or she is confused. You can recommend up to 5 albums. Progressive, heavy metal, jazz, any genre. What does your list include and why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Sykes:<\/strong> I don\u2019t really like the \u201cprogressive\u201d tag. I suppose it has a purpose in that it perhaps helps people to think \u201cIf I like this band in this genre, then perhaps I would like this other band because they are tagged in the same genre\u201d. When I was growing up the albums that influenced me as a bass player were \u201cVivid\u201d by Living Color, the Red Hot Chili Peppers albums \u201cMothers Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik\u201d. I liked Sting\u2019s playing on songs from \u201cRegatta de Blanc\u201d and John Taylor\u2019s playing on Duran Duran albums like \u201cRio\u201d. Bruce and I used to play songs by all these bands in an early band we played in together called \u201cTerminal Headspin\u201d (this was 1991-1994). Those bass players must have influenced how the bass sounds on TPT. Sometimes I hear those influences and I wonder if anyone else ever does!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ: <\/strong>I carefully listened to your entire discography in the last month. I\u2019ve discovered a very smooth red wire which travelled with you in the last 23 years. You brought together a crowd containing prog-rock enthusiasts, hipsters, dreamers and movie soundtrack aficionados. But this group is more than the sum of its members. To prove my argument, I picked up the below lyrics: Take my mark and hold it tight\/Take my mark and use it right. <\/em>(Taken from God Bless The Child, Little Man Album). How far am I from your version of the journey?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>It has been a long journey for us so far. In the early days we all had full time jobs and as the years went by some of us also had young families. We had to work extremely hard and use every available minute in the day to be able to put enough time into the band. We always felt that we were making progress and we always had faith in the songs that Bruce was writing. I hope that, as you say, the crowd is a diverse cross-section and if it is then that is something that we can be quite proud of I think. All the lyrics come from Bruce – I\u2019m not sure what the inspiration for those particular ones are, but it works as a metaphor for the process that the band tends to follow when we are creating music. The vision will come from Bruce and the rest of us will try to use what he gives us to inspire our own contributions, sometimes drastically changing the original demo versions \u2013 but yes, we have to \u201cuse it right\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ:<\/strong> What can you tell me about TPT\u2019s latest release, Give It Back? How can you describe it? I\u2019ll use a quote here from loudersound.com. Emma Johnston talks about a new depth and maturity, and sometimes even new lyrics, to works from the band\u2019s infancy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: \u201c<\/strong>Give It Back\u201d isan album of older (pre-Gavin) songs that we have reworked and in some cases significantly reimagined. When Gavin joined the band we only had a single album of material that he had played on so we had to look back through the catalogue to find some more songs to put in the live set. Gavin picked out some of the older songs that he liked and\/or songs that he felt he could add something to. The new versions are significantly reworked and have been completely re-recorded not just with new drum parts, but with new vocals, bass, keys parts. In some cases the songs have different tempos to the original versions and have been otherwise significantly rearranged. It was a chance to go back and have another go at bass parts that were originally written and recorded many years ago. I think that\u2019s a rare opportunity and something that I really enjoyed doing. A real chance to think \u201chow will the bass be different on this song now, as the player I am in 2021, rather than the player I was back then?\u201d. In several cases the bass parts had to be significantly different to go with the new drum parts. The old parts were always there as a reference but it was very liberating to be able to have a fresh go at creating something new on these older songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ:<\/strong> I reckon the 24th of July will be your first gig in Romania as a band here in Sibiu. What do you know about this city or about our country? Are you familiar with parts of our culture, music or even sports? Have you already Googled it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>I am ashamed to admit that I don\u2019t know a lot! Without Googling, I can manage Nadia Comaneci, Gheorghe Hagi (although I did check the spellings) \u2013 and now we share Emma R\u0103ducanu. I have never been to Romania before. It\u2019s always great to come to a new country and I am really looking forward to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ:<\/strong> I\u2019ve already seen your short testimony about the concert routine (TPT Tout Diary). Can you compare the 2002 Jon\u2019s routine with the one from 2022? How wacky is this bridge through time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>2022 Jon is a bit more professional. 2002 Jon would have had much less of a routine. Proper warm ups and stretching have really helped in recent years \u2013 especially as one gets a bit older..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ<\/strong>: What are the most touchy post-pandemic albums for you? How hard is it to catch up with all the new releases? What is the game-changer in the progressive playground?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>I absolutely cannot keep up with new releases.There is also so much older music to discover that is so accessible now. I am terrible at listening for it\u2019s own sake and it is extremely rare for me to put on an album just for the pure reason of listening to it. I tend to pick up bits here and there from whatever my daughters are listening to which is mostly in the pop genre. I cannot help but listen to the bass lines of any tune and try to work out how the lines are working and what they are adding. I cannot tell you what the game changer is in progressive music. For me there are so many things that I hear randomly and think \u201cthat sounds great\u201d and they really don\u2019t have to be in a \u201cprogressive\u201d genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ:<\/strong> Bruce Soord said in an interview (panm360.com) that he always has to be able to play each song with an acoustic guitar. He considers it the key. The bigger picture of that interview was the complexity of progressive music versus creating visceral songs that connect with people. <\/em>What is your definition of progressive music in 2022?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>I think that all artists that are creative and original are by definition \u201cprogressive\u201d but most of them would not be considered to be part of the \u201cprog\u201d genre. We concentrate on writing songs that we think will connect with people and we are not at all focused on complexity for it\u2019s own sake. We do not use \u201creferences\u201d when writing or recording parts so the process is organic. When I sat down and listened to our \u201cVersions Of The Truth\u201d album at the end of the recording process, one of the most positive things about the album for me was that it was not derivative. I didn\u2019t think that anyone would listen to this album and think that it sounds like another band or that it sounds stereotypicaly representative of a particular genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ:<\/strong> I was a stalker, and I\u2019ve navigated through your Instagram account. I believe that you are a sports fan. Moreover, a Baseball one. Or am I wrong? And it was just a regular picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 JS: <\/strong>If I am visiting a place I will sometimes check out sporting events. The pic you saw was Baltimore I think and yes, I went to the baseball. I am more into F1, cricket, track and field athletics but I do like watching pretty much any sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ:<\/strong> How progressive music will look like in 2030? Try to be a prophet for a minute or so. Is it possible to combine The Pineapple Thief with things happening on the Youtube trends?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS:<\/strong> I don\u2019t know how things will change. As things are at the moment we seem to be still growing the audience so that is all very positive. Digital platforms allow us to see that happening all over the world so there are definitely positive to take from the technology that delivers music to people these days. We clearly have to adapt as we have always tried to do. I feel very positive about the future of the band and that we will adapt as we have always done. The main thing we focus on is trying to create the songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZ:<\/strong> What are you reading during your tour? What podcasts do you listen to? What movies or TV series do you enjoy while travelling?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JS: <\/strong>I always download lots of TV shows to watch on tour and then never get around to watching them. On the last couple of tours I read Flea\u2019s book \u201cAcid For The Children\u201d and Anthony Keidis\u2019 book \u201cScar Tissue\u201d. Podcasts are usually related to current news and\/or sport. There has been a lot to keep up on in the news, particularly from February this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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