Supla says he recorded ‘witchcraft funk’ after suspecting he had cancer and ‘thinking about life a lot’

Roqueiro also spoke to ‘Estadão’ about being kicked out of the cemetery while recording a music video; “I think he caught my attention.”

In a music video released this Tuesday 31st, Gothic girl from East Los Angeles, Supla visits a special cemetery in Hollywood – and, according to him, was expelled from the place by the authorities on the day of recording.

“I was kicked out of the cemetery, YES, but I had already done the scene,” he said Estadao. OR Hollywood Cemetery Foreverwhich served as one of the settings for the music video, AND where figures like Alfred Hitchcock AND Johnny Ramone.

The Brazilian points out that, in a place like this, it is not uncommon for strange people with interests to appear in the tombs. “In fact, there are so many crazy people appearing there…but the way I was dressed, I think it attracted attention,” he joked.

Fear and new phase

The artist also revealed that he had a health problem in 2023.

“My father had prostate cancer, didn’t he? I was very worried… I had a test this year and my doctor said, ‘Maybe you have cancer,'” he said.

For Supla the news was incredible. “I said ‘I’m putting out an album, okay now. What is this?’ You know, I was very worried.” According to the rocker, after undergoing an MRI, he discovered that there was no cancer, but it was enough for him to reflect on his plans.

“It made me think a lot about life, you know. I’m 57, I could die at any moment,” he said.

After the scare, he said he wants to do everything he can. Therefore, the rocker will also release a series of songs with artists from other genres – an idea born from a sort of “trap soiree” he attended in Sao Paulo.

“I was MC Daniel, MC Pipokinha, etc. And no rocker does that, but I did.”

From the meeting it was born Decembersong that will be released on the 8th with DJKknown for his work with “witchcraft funk”.

“This sound was really crazy, it was a different way of making music,” Supla said.

Source: Terra

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