Why rock today is a “very crazy dead”, according to Pitty

Why rock today is a “very crazy dead”, according to Pitty

Singer gave her opinion on the eternal debate if the musical style “passed away” or if it continues with the usual fire

The debate about the death of rock has been going on for decades. It was even promoted in periods where today, looking back, it is believed that some of the peaks of the musical style in question took place. Among so many artists who gave their opinion about the longevity of the genre, it is Pittywhich has a very particular position on the subject.

In an interview with Vogue Brazilthe singer defined rock as “a very crazy dead man”, in reference to the film of the same name in Brazil (Weekend at Bernie’sin the original), released in 1989. For the artist, “everyone keeps saying that he died all the time and, in fact, he just transforms”.

“It’s like David Bowie, who managed to cross so many styles, so many generations and transit through so many eras reinventing himself. And that. When people say he died, what died maybe is the rock that person knows. And then he transmutes. And it transcends and transforms into something else that, as that person does not know, he is scared and decrees the death of that world that he does not know.”

'A Very Crazy Dead Man' (Playback)

In Pitty’s view, rock is not specifically a musical style. It is a “way of living, a lifestyle”. Then, she pointed out some characteristics and even mentioned names outside of music that could be classified as rock and roll.

“It is also something that has to do with viscerality. I still say in the artistic part, even in the creation part, of existence. To cite a recent, unfortunate, but great episode, Zé Celso [dramaturgo falecido no último dia 6 de julho] it’s rock ‘n’ roll. [O poeta Charles] Bukowski is rock ‘n’ roll. [O cineasta] Glauber Rocha is rock ‘n’ roll. It transcends the aesthetic thing.”

Pitty sees rock and roll outside of rock

As confusing as it may sound, Pitty highlighted that he can notice rock and roll appearing in non-rock musicians. This is precisely because she understands it as a lifestyle, not necessarily linked to a musical aesthetic.

“There are several types of aesthetics, so today I can see this attitude in many singers and many artists who may not be in this target group, but who are bringing the revolution, who are bringing proposals that are making people think about pre-established places. This is rock ‘n’ roll.”

Finally, he pointed out what he considers to be rock and roll:

“It’s changing, it’s bringing change, it’s transgressing this rebellion, but not in the sense of rebellion. It is a healthy rebellion in the sense of changing structures and proposing new thoughts and proposing new postures and dialogues.”

Presence in the music industry

Another point highlighted by Pitty during the interview has to do with his longtime presence in the music industry. Although he is celebrating two decades since his debut album, Brave New Chip (2003), the 45-year-old singer started her career in the 1990s.

“I think today things are changing faster and faster because of technology, obviously. The level of change is mind-boggling. I don’t know, from five years to now everything has been very fast. It changed the way of listening to music, of consuming entertainment in general. Not only music, but even magazines, cinema, series and television, everything has changed. We no longer consume entertainment, we don’t get information the same way as 20 years ago, or even ten years ago. I think that’s the thing, is to understand these changes and walk with them.”

For her, however, coherence must always be above changes in formats and means of consuming art.

“But the crucial point, let’s say, for me since forever, regardless of the changes, is always to be consistent in the choices. Let the media change, let the forms change, let the languages ​​change, but let the artistic coherence remain within any of these changes, which are only the form, but not the content.”

Source: Rollingstone

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