The music is one of the most important things in my life. Since my chilhood, I have always heard diferent kinds of music, because my parents listened to a lot of music, form clasic songs to the rock music. Anyway, the music was always important to me. When I was fifteen years, I bought my first cd, a Mr.Bungle album called "Disco Volante". When the time passed by, I bougth new albums from differents bands like Blur, Faith No More, Pulp, Aimee Mann, etc. I remember I bought a Disckman, and it was the coolest thing ever. When I was twenty two years old, I won an Ipod in a video contest. At the beginnig I thought that it was an exotic device, but then... the Ipod turned into one of the most essential things to break the rutinary life. I know that it sounds sad, even idiot, but it is true. With the Ipod I listened to big part of my personal soundtrack every day, every week. Every song that was played, was important to me. Never before I thought about that, but when a thief stole my Ipod, I noticed how important it was... Even more when the Ipod contained great part of my music, even personal music, music composed by me, my friends, etc. Anyway, that thief got now a great musical selection. I hope that he could appreciate the music. (I was lying! I hope he dies!)
It was in 97 when I enter a song in my ears: “Ashes to Ashes” by Faith No More. At the same time I heard a radio program that night was called “La Galería Nocturna” , with Rolando Ramos. I remember starting to listen to music more seriously, trying to learn more about music. In those days there was no Internet or YouTube or Wikipedia, and radio was virtually the only means of concerted new music. At that time a new band came into my ears: Mr. Bungle. I remember, I set aside some money to buy a disc of them. I remember going with a friend and listen to the album all afternoon, finding details, understanding the lyrics, etc.. Good times. Faith No More was still getting in my ears and began to learn more about them. I take a big surprise when I learned that Mike Patton, Faith No More vocalist, sing in Mr.Bungle (on record on behalf of the singer appeared as Vlac Drac) Since then I began to search all your music, and had a lot to find . Around the same time Faith No More was separated and deprived the world of music, a great loss.
Since then I feel that my ear was becoming more demanding and at the same time, more eclectic. Mike Patton had and has, in my opinion the most versatile and beautiful voice of the music today, and on nearly all possible styles. Since moving to the harder rock metal, hip hop, opera, and lately the classic popular song. Would be born in 1999 another of his big band, Fantomas and a record I'd blow my brains: “Amenaza al Mundo”. An experimental album with samples of films and no lyrics, just shouting and devilish rhythms. Then there were more bands: Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, Lovage, etc. Mike Patton was always involved in new things, exploring unknown territory. So years passed and I continued to grow, listening to new music, new rhythms, new scenes. I opened my ear much more towards the folk music, hip hop music, indie music, but Mike Patton continued as my mainstay on the music.
The year 2009 for the first time I saw him with one of his new projects, Zu, an experimental metal band from Italy. It was a magnificent concert. But even if samples Some scenes from Alejandro Jodorowsky. For the first time I saw one of the most important character of my life. And it would not be the first. Before separating, Faith no more reach to give two concerts in Chile in the years 91 and 95. In those days, I was too small to have gone to see them. And it was a shame for all my generation, children of Faith No More. But last year God hear our prayers and a miracle occurred (¡what irony!) And Faith No More was reconvened, making two memorable concerts in Chile. Strange things happen all the time, and in just one year, I saw Mike Patton 3 times. I could never have guessed.
Mike Patton is currently touring Europe with his new project, Mondo Cane, accompanied by a symphony and performing covers of Italian ballads of the '60s. a true delight!
I clearly remember the first time I saw a film by Paul Thomas Anderson. I remember it was a winter day, around 3:00 a.m.. Just finished watching “A Clockwork Orange” of Stanley Kubrick, and I was really amazed. When I turn off the TV I see beginning Magnolia. I had seen the trailer and I had noticed. So I prepared to give it some time. After seeing the best 10 minutes initials of the story I was impressed. Here was something that had never seen in any other movie, a greater connection. The pace of the film, the questions posed, action, music, mystery. Everything was interconnected in something bigger than a movie. I was puzzled and did not know what to think. Towards the end of the film (spoiler) the unthinkable happened and frogs fell from the sky in climate over time. "Strange things happen all the time ..." Read a proverb in the movie. And he was right. At that time of my life were many coincidences going on and had no explanation to them. The film did not answer anything clearly, but if it helps me to share my experiences and assimilate. So strong was the blow of the movie in my I think that somehow, my life turned its way to the art ever since. Time after time my girlfriend gave me the soundtrack, played by Aimee Mann exclusively, American singer which then made me a fan. Later I discovered that in fact Paul Thomas Anderson had written the movie while listening to a song for her.
Three or four years later, went to the cinema to see his next movie called “Punch Drunk Love”, translated here as “Embriagado de Amor” with Adam Sandler (one of the worst actors in history) and Emily Watson (one of the best actresses of all times).The criticism was unfavorable and had understood that once had foreign materials in the film. I remember arriving at the mall with my Art movie Veil (same disc aimee mann) and we were alone in the cinema practimaente. It was winter and it was very cold, the room was empty and a cinema operator brought a stove. I can only say the film was and has been the most magnificent experience I've ever had in a cinema. “Punch Drunk Love” is simply my favorite movie of all time. Filled with metaphorical elements, a musical rhythm as beautiful as emotional and fragile characters faced with the hostility of the people in the world. The direction is magnificent. Could talk for hours and hours of the movie, but just say one more thing: it is a perfect movie.
My third and last experience with the films of Paul Thomas Anderson occurred two years ago with the premiere of “There Will Be Blood”. They spent five years since Punch Drunk Love and could not wait to see the new movie from the master. I remember the week it premiered I was to go on a trip to Argentina, so I would lose the premiere. This week I went to the movies with my now ex-girlfriend (yes, the same “Punch” and disk Aimee Mann) to see a movie of the Coen brothers, “No Country for old man”. After seeing the movie I leave the cinema and see a huge tail. Upon seeing the poster for the film, is surprised. Pre premiere of “There Will Be Blood”. I told my ex, as you enter. I thought even buy the ticket to someone at any price. Suddenly, I get a driver of a film program; I approached him and gave me a double entry. We got first in line and the rest is history. Coincidences were repeated, now with the same Paul Thomas Anderson. The movie like all his previous work (Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Hard Heights) was a marvel, of course now returning to more classic roots of cinema.
That's part of my history with Paul Thomas, although there are some things to me. One of them, I could see Aimee Mann live last year in the Teleton theater and was a concert incredible, and he even dedicated issues to his friend Paul Thomas and singing much of the soundtrack of the movie. Just love her.
