ANDRE MATOS - "I Have Very Good Memories From Those Times (With ANGRA)"
April 15, 2008, 16 years ago
Komodo Rock's Mike Elliott recently caught up with ex-SHAMAN / ex-ANGRA vocalist Andre Matos to discuss his new album, Time To Be Free. The following is an excerpt from the interview:
ME: Can you tell us a little more about the ideas behind the album?
Matos: "The main idea was being able to sum up the various elements and experiences I have had across my entire career, in a rather modern and original way. I'm no friend of rip-offs; I actually dislike when any old established formula gets repeated till exhaustion. And that's was the biggest challenge - to create a nice balance between past and future."
ME: Having left Angra back in 2000, and with the band continuing on, do you think there is any chance you might rejoin the band one day, or are you now solely concentrating on your solo career?
AM: "To rejoin Angra was never a goal for me, since after I left it. I believe that everything in life has its own circle of existence and the golden Angra times are somehow frozen in the past. I have very good memories from those times and therefore I consider it quite dangerous if someone tries to re-touch it with a new reunion. My absolute priority is Andre Matos solo band. Here I'm able to create the new but also to re-visit the past, which is a big part of my history."
Go to this location for the complete interview.
