{"id":14622,"date":"2018-03-29T10:24:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T07:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/?p=14622"},"modified":"2018-03-29T10:41:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T07:41:47","slug":"as-bea-un-pink-martini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/as-bea-un-pink-martini\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u015f bea un Pink Martini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00cen Rom\u00e2nia, anul are c\u00e2teva s\u0103rb\u0103tori importante: Cr\u0103ciunul, Pa\u015ftele, ziua na\u0163ional\u0103 \u015fi concertul Pink Martini. Iar \u00een anul de gra\u0163ie 2018, Cr\u0103ciunul a picat odat\u0103 cu Pa\u015ftele \u015fi ziua na\u0163ional\u0103 cu concertul Pink Martini. Nu glumesc, pe 1 decembrie 2018, Pink Martini concerteaz\u0103 la Sala Palatului, \u015fi dac\u0103 ne g\u00e2ndim cu c\u00e2t\u0103 dexteritate doine\u015fte solista lor Storm Large \u00eentr-o rom\u00e2n\u0103 de \u00een\u0163epene\u015fte m\u0103m\u0103liga-n tine, e cazul s\u0103 vii \u015fi tu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen 2014, c\u00e2nd \u00eenc\u0103 lucram la o revist\u0103 care a dat faliment la exact trei luni dup\u0103 ce am p\u0103r\u0103sit-o, Thomas Lauderdale, solistul trupei, mi-a acordat un interviu.<\/p>\n<p>E p\u0103cat ca acest interviu s\u0103 dispar\u0103 undeva \u00een iadul h\u00e2d al revistelor-ce-nu-\u015fi-respect\u0103-autorii, drept care, ia s\u0103-l scutur\u0103m de patina timpului \u015fi s\u0103-l imortaliz\u0103m pe blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LL: A\u0163i mai c\u00e2ntat de multe ori \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, iar acum, reveni\u0163i. Exist\u0103 ceva special care v\u0103 aduce \u00eenapoi?<\/strong><br \/>\nLAUDERDALE: \u00cemi place la nebunie s\u0103 c\u00e2nt \u00een Rom\u00e2nia. Da, am tot venit \u00eencoace \u015fi, de fiecare dat\u0103, v\u0103 promit s\u0103 c\u00e2nt \u00een rom\u00e2ne\u015fte. Am obliga\u0163ia moral\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 \u0163in de cuv\u00e2nt data viitoare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A\u0163i sim\u0163it c\u0103, dup\u0103 aproape dou\u0103zeci de ani de istorie a trupei, a sosit momentul retrospectivei, prin urmare a\u0163i lansat un album intitulat Retrospective. De ce Retrospective \u015fi nu Greatest Hits sau Best Of?<\/strong><br \/>\nCasa noastr\u0103 de discuri din Marea Britanie ne-a solicitat s\u0103 \u00eentocmim o colec\u0163ie de piese de tip \u201ebest of\u201d, care s\u0103 cuprind\u0103 \u00eentreaga noastr\u0103 carier\u0103. Dar eu voiam s\u0103 m\u0103 asigur c\u0103 albumul urma s\u0103 fie nou \u015fi excitant. De aceea mi-am compilat melodiile preferate din repertoriul nostru, al\u0103turi de versiuni alternative \u015fi c\u00e2ntece \u00eenc\u0103 nedifuzate. Dau exemple: versiuni timpurii ale pieselor Una Notte a Napoli sau Aspettami. Apoi, avem Moon River, interpretat de regizorul de film Gus Van Sant. Sau The Man With The Big Sombrero, pe care l-am \u00eenregistrat pentru un film al lui Quentin Tarantino dar pe care, p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, maestrul n-a mai apucat s\u0103-l foloseasc\u0103. \u015ei avem \u015fi un remix al melodiei Una Notte a Napoli, realizat de legendarul DJ new-yorkez Johnny Dynell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mul\u0163i oameni v\u0103 eticheteaz\u0103 muzica ca fiind vintage. E\u015fti de acord cu chestia asta?<\/strong><br \/>\nDe obicei, eu descriu muzica noastr\u0103 cu cuvintele \u201epop clasic, de mod\u0103 veche\u201d. Dac\u0103 Na\u0163iunile Unite ar fi avut vreo fanfar\u0103 a institu\u0163iei, \u00een 1963, \u015fi dac\u0103 Pink Martini ar fi existat pe atunci, \u00eenclin s\u0103 cred c\u0103 noi am fi fost acea fanfar\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0zzvfUDMfHc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>Pui um\u0103rul la promovarea unui \u015fir interminabil de cauze nobile. Consideri c\u0103 muzicienii ar trebui s\u0103-\u015fi foloseasc\u0103 notorietatea pentru a educa oameni?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00cen acest moment, \u00een cadrul culturii globale, cred c\u0103 entertainerii au cele mai mari \u015fanse de a transmite idei. Dup\u0103 p\u0103rerea mea, politicieni sunt doar ni\u015fte entertaineri rata\u0163i. M\u0103 consider foarte norocos pentru c\u0103, dat fiind repertoriul trupei, izbutim s\u0103 comunic\u0103m idei progresiste unor oameni care, altminteri, nu ar manifesta interes fa\u0163\u0103 de ele. De exemplu, sunt o mul\u0163ime de republicani c\u0103rora le place Pink Martini. De asemenea, sunt o mul\u0163ime de cre\u015ftini fundamentali\u015fti c\u0103rora le place Pink Martini. Dat fiind c\u0103 acestor oameni le place muzica noastr\u0103, s-a creat o oportunitate de a avea un dialog viu cu persoane care v\u0103d via\u0163a diferit \u015fi, sper din toat\u0103 inima, c\u0103 astfel putem \u00eencepe s\u0103 ne ocup\u0103m de probleme complexe \u015fi dificile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zhrfTeg_xEI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Doar nu credea\u0163i c\u0103 suntem speciali, nu? \ud83d\ude00\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ce p\u0103rere ai despre faptul c\u0103 Windows 2003 \u015fi Windows Vista v\u0103 folosesc una dintre piese pe post de muzic\u0103 de setup? Dac\u0103 tot vorbim despre asta, ce ave\u0163i voi acas\u0103, Windows sau Mac?<\/strong><br \/>\nEu n-am nici o problem\u0103 cu faptul c\u0103 Windows ne folosesc muzica. Altminteri, nu le-a\u015f fi acordat permisiunea, atunci c\u00e2nd am cerut-o. Dar, trebuie s\u0103 recunoa\u015ftem, nu de\u0163inem dec\u00e2t Mac aici, la Sediul Mondial Pink Martini.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C\u00e2t e de greu s\u0103 v\u0103 \u00een\u0163elege\u0163i \u00eentre voi dac\u0103 sunte\u0163i at\u00e2t de mul\u0163i (13, n. r.)? Cum reu\u015fi\u0163i s\u0103 p\u0103stra\u0163i armonia \u00eentre at\u00e2tea personalit\u0103\u0163i diferite?<\/strong><br \/>\nAspectul cel mai pl\u0103cut, atunci c\u00e2nd faci parte dintr-o trup\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 cu al\u0163i 12 oameni, este urm\u0103torul: dac\u0103 nu te \u00een\u0163elegi bine cu cineva, nu ai dec\u00e2t s\u0103 ie\u015fi \u00een ora\u015f cu altcineva. Chestia asta nu se poate face, evident, atunci c\u00e2nd ai o forma\u0163ie cu trei membri. Dar, \u00een linii mari, to\u0163i 13 ne \u00een\u0163elegem extraordinar de bine, dac\u0103 e s\u0103 lu\u0103m \u00een considerare c\u00e2t de mult timp petrecem \u00eempreun\u0103, sus\u0163in\u00e2nd turnee \u015fi c\u0103l\u0103torind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Care este piesa ta favorit\u0103 de pe Retrospective?<\/strong><br \/>\nAdor acea versiune ini\u0163ial\u0103 a Una Notte a Napoli, care nu ne include dec\u00e2t pe China Forbes, pe Alba Clemente \u015fi pe mine. Pentru versiunea prezent\u0103 pe acest album, l-am mai ad\u0103ugat pe Nicholas Crosa, cu vioara lui, iar asta a \u00eenchegat totul \u00eentr-un mod minunat. Aceast\u0103 versiune extrem de simpl\u0103 dezv\u0103luie frumuse\u0163ea specific\u0103 a acelei melodii. Dac\u0103 \u00eendep\u0103rtezi toate instrumentele cu coarde, toat\u0103 percu\u0163ia \u015fi toate harpele, \u00ee\u0163i va r\u0103m\u00e2ne, la final, c\u00e2ntecul \u0103sta, care este extrem de frumos.<br \/>\nDe asemenea, \u00eemi place \u00eenregistrarea cu Moon River interpretat\u0103 de Gus Van Sant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/133wOSOsfQc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>Cum combate\u0163i disconfortul cauzat de decalajul de fus orar, r\u0103ul de avion sau alte eventuale probleme fizice generate de c\u0103l\u0103torit?<\/strong><br \/>\nAm participat la at\u00e2tea turnee \u015fi am c\u0103l\u0103torit at\u00e2t de mult, \u00eenc\u00e2t toate acestea au devenit, pur \u015fi simplu, ni\u015fte elemente importante ale vie\u0163ilor noastre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ave\u0163i versuri \u00een multe limbi de circula\u0163ie interna\u0163ional\u0103. Chiar vorbi\u0163i toate limbile acestea?<\/strong><br \/>\nAvem versuri \u00een mai mult de 18 limbi, a\u015fadar, \u00ee\u0163i po\u0163i da seama c\u0103 nu vorbim toate aceste limbi. Dar, dac\u0103 e s\u0103 \u00eensum\u0103m for\u0163ele trupei, \u015ftim franceza, spaniola, portugheza, italiana, chineza, un pic de japonez\u0103 \u015fi, bine\u00een\u0163eles, engleza.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5hgqdFZ7PCk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>OK, deci chiar nu suntem speciali.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>C\u00e2ntecele voastre sunt utilizate \u00eentr-o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de filme, de la In the Cut cu Meg Ryan \u015fi p\u00e2n\u0103 la Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith. \u015ei de seriale precum Clanul Soprano \u015fi The West Wing. (Nu, nu \u00ee\u0163i spun \u0163ie ce ai f\u0103cut, c\u0103 presupun c\u0103 \u015ftii, dar prezint contextul pentru cititori.) Care dintre toate aceste filme \u0163i-a pl\u0103cut cel mai mult?<\/strong><br \/>\nAm avut ocazia fabuloas\u0103 de a face coloana sonor\u0103 pentru Our City Dreams, un film despre cinci artiste din diferite genera\u0163ii, care tr\u0103iesc \u00een New York. Filmul \u0103sta, de-a dreptul excep\u0163ional, e al unei regizoare incredibil de talentate, Chiara Clemente. Ador, pur \u015fi simplu, muzica pe care am creat-o pentru el.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Multe pove\u015fti de pe net te dau \u00een vileag drept un fanatic al modei, ba, mai mult de at\u00e2t, drept fericitul posesor al unei colec\u0163ii impresionante de rochii. Mai por\u0163i rochii? Le mai \u00eemprumu\u0163i prietenelor tale?<\/strong><br \/>\nHaha! Nu, nu mai port rochii de la un timp. Un costum dr\u0103gu\u0163, cu croial\u0103 clasic\u0103, m\u0103 avantajeaz\u0103 mai bine \u00een ultima vreme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0162i s-a pus o dat\u0103 o \u00eentrebare referitoare la scopurile tale pentru urm\u0103torii zece ani \u015fi ai \u00een\u015firat o list\u0103 lung\u0103 ca o zi de post, care \u00eencepea cu pre\u015fedin\u0163ia \u015fi se termina cu dorin\u0163a de a juca pe post de funda\u015f la San Francisco 49ers. \u0162i-ai mai revizuit lista aceea?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00cenc\u0103 m\u0103 mai joc cu ideea de a candida la prim\u0103ria ora\u015fului \u00een care locuim, Portland, \u00een Oregon, dar, \u00eenainte s\u0103 fac asta, ar trebui s\u0103 scriu biografia \u00een care s\u0103-mi recunosc public toate p\u0103catele.<\/p>\n<p>Foto: pinkmartini.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00cen Rom\u00e2nia, anul are c\u00e2teva s\u0103rb\u0103tori importante: Cr\u0103ciunul, Pa\u015ftele, ziua na\u0163ional\u0103 \u015fi concertul Pink Martini. Iar \u00een anul de gra\u0163ie 2018, Cr\u0103ciunul a picat&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spicy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pink_Martini.jpg?fit=700%2C525&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14622"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14628,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14622\/revisions\/14628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}