In the 3rd episode of the series Raul Seixas: I Sou, a young Raul, around 12, appears composing the lyrics of one of his greatest successes
Raul Seixas: I amoriginal series Globe produced by O2 Moviesis now available on the streaming of Globe with the ambitious promise of portraying a character as complex as the Bahian singer, died in August 1989 and here interpreted by RAVEL ANDRADE (Serra das Almas).
In the 3rd episode, titled FEAR OF RAINa scene in flashback brings Raul Seixas, as a child, around 12 years old, composing the letter of Walking metamorphosis. Did this really happen? Learn below:
What is the series?
Starred RAVEL ANDRADEthe series has eight episodes and travels the 1970s and 1980s, the most intense period of the career of Raul Seixas. In a statement, the actor commented on the experience of playing the musician (via The globe):
“I had the honor and privilege of interpreting Raulzito, of embarking on this deep journey, of mixing of genres. He was a transgressive guy, a genius artist of our music. The series shows his whole story, from 18 years to the last days of his life.
Who’s in the cast?
In addition to Andradethe cast brings João Pedro Zappa (Gabriel and the Mountain), Amanda Grimaldi (Macabre), Carol Abras (Something like that), Julia Stockler (Invisible life), Chandelly Braz (Mother’s hug), Cyria Coriander (Impure), Jaffar Bambirra (Rich love) and Julio Andrade (Naked saw), which makes special participation. The series was created by Paulo Morelli.
Raul Seixas: I am was selected for the official competition of the MANIA SERIESone of the most important international festivals dedicated to series. It was the first Brazilian production to integrate the main show of the event, held in France.
“This is the first time that a Brazilian series has been selected for this festival, so I think it gives an even greater taste to debut at this festival, debut with Raul and bring the history of Raul Seixas to France and the world. I believe he is a Brazilian icon, an illustrious person, a unique and unparalleled artist, the father of rock. Andrade (via gshow).
After all, Raul Seixas really wrote walking metamorphosis as a child?
In part, yes. According to the journalist and national rock scholar, Júlio Ettore, on his YouTube channel, “Metamorphosis Verdling”, music released on the first solo album of Raul“Krig-Ha, Bandolo!”, 1973, Raul himself confirms the story: “(…) The most emblematic verse, ‘I prefer to be this walking metamorphosis / than having that old opinion formed about everything, “was written by Raul when he was very young“, account Julius.
He scribbled it on a wall of his room. That’s what he told Friend’s magazine in 1982 during an interview: ‘Walking metamorphosis, for example, I did with twelve, thirteen years old. It is still written on the wall of my house in Bahia. My mother doesn’t let the wall paint. “
Julius It also says that “‘Walking Metamorphosis’, the true anthem of the singer’s repertoire, was composed of inspiration from the book ‘Metamorphoses’ (Year 8 DC), by the Latin poet Ovídio, who was one of the books of Raulzito’s father’s library in Salvador“.
Own Raul Seixas spoke about this influence of Ovid in an interview with Bizz in 1987: “I studied Latin just to read Ovid’s ‘metamorphosis’. I graduated in philosophy, archaic English, studied a lot of psychology, went deeply, but I didn’t take it forward. I studied right … more philosophy, I went beyond what I should“.
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