Denise

June 3, starting from 9PM, they need time to put the subtitles :rolleyes:

If I remember correctly there's Coldplay on Q Radio at the same time tomorrow :P

That doesn't sound good at all :stunned:

Ok after reading this I'm struggling between excitement for Viva la Vida and worry for this duet..and I really hope it's not PCD, please guys no PCD :sick:

^ ditto, I can't keep up with all these interviews at a time, but it was a great reading nonetheless :smiley:

This got me really excited :wideeyed: thanks for these articles, can't wait to see the performance :D

That's great, I already voted for The Killers' one and Steve is really funny, he was on their official board to comment on the results, he should register here too =) Oh I just realised it's on in August, we have plenty of time to vote :laugh3:

I translated the interview we made to Davide (thanks Patrizio for contacting him and asking him these questions and to Davide for being so kind and answering them even though busy with Goldfrapp's tour)..hope you enjoy it, and sorry for any mistake :smiley: We are really proud and honored to have known David Rossi, one of the greatest violinists in the world right now and 100% Italian. He's a special person who allowed us to know Coldplay and their world from a different perspective, and, at the same time, he turned out to be a humble man, with very refined manners but above all very helpful. He thanked us for this interview. However we think each Coldplay fan should be grateful to him for what he shared with us and for the passion, the talent and the dedication that transpire from this short interview as well as from his works. Hello Davide. It's a honor for Coldplayzone to be able to have this interview with you. First of all thanks for allowing us to have this little chat with you… When were you proposed to work with Coldplay? And, above all, what does working with them mean? During the European leg of the 'Twisted Logic Tour', I became good friend with the boys, but only after the end of their and our tour (I'm talking about Goldfrapp's), we started to meet in London, where I, Jonny and Guy often went to pubs to talk about music and drink some beer together. During summer 2006, Jonny began to mention they had this idea to try something with a violinist and they thought about me. This idea turned into reality in November of the same year, when I met them in their studio in London. I still remember they were working on a song called 'LeftRightLeftRightLeft' and they asked me to try some violin lines over it. As soon as I started playing my Violectra I noticed Chris jumping and from that moment I became part of the team. Working with them is certainly not only a great pleasure but also a great responsibility, which requires a 150% commitment by all those involved in the project. No one is excluded. Working at these levels and with this intensity obviously leads to achieve those results that, I believe, will be appreciated in the next album due out in less than two weeks. Coldplay fans loved 'Bucket For A Crown' right away, a song born almost from scratch but then able to carve out a place in the hearts of Coldplay's supporters. Why don't you tell us how this intimately involving song made really suggestive by your violin was born? We were in the studio, like everyday, to work on the demos. Halfway throught the afternoon Chris asked me if I wanted to go with him to this charity concert at the Union Chapel, in North London. I obviously said yes and we rehearsed three improvised songs with guitar and acustic violin and 'Bucket for a crown' with the piano. I remember Chris mentioning he wrote that songs the previous evening. We tried them twice and then went straight to the church were we perfomed a little later. And that was the last time I listened to that song, I think they never considered it for a possibile album tracklist. Then you moved to 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends'. How was the atmosphere at the Bakery? Did you feel free from any bond and also able to dare more? Well...Well...let's say the album title only arrived later on...however...the best period to me was the beginning, the first three months, when we were still working on demos. Each day Chris would come with new songs to be opened and rehearsed. It's a thrill to work with such a great songwriter. Then with Jonny, Guy and Will we would try to recreate that sound that Chris had in his mind, even though he would come up with new ideas just listening to the rest of the band. I always played, as I wanted and what I wanted, the limits were imposed by myself, as any musician of a certain experience usually does. I noticed they were amazingly open towards me. Having already worked with many other bands in the past, I found Coldplay were very generous about the space granted to external elements. In the studio Coldplay, but also Brian Eno, Markus Dravs, Rik Simpson and Michael H. Bauer. Did all these strong personalities allow you to further grow in terms of artistic maturity, or was it an experience like many others? Any experience in the studio, if made with quality, is useful to help any musician or technician who is involved to grow. Obviously with a team like that possibilities are enormous. Brian is a person with an exquisiteness and experience I dare say legendary. His presence was enough to create in all of us the desire to fully exceed our limits. I had met Rick the first day I saw the Bakery still under construction with Guy. He was there to check that everything was set up as it should be. I am too happy for Rick because he started this work more as a sound engineer, as he did in the previous albums, but in the end he became a real producer. I think Rik is the one who worked more hours on this album...yes...even more than Chris...Markus arrived in February 2007 (if I remember correctly), after the boys had returned from the South American Tour. They took some time to work on some ideas with Markus who, as a late arrival, had to put all the pieces in the right place. I met him some weeks later and I must say that with a creative person such as Briand and a "worker" such as Markus the team seemed just perfect. Will Champion defined you as a one-man-orchestra. Listening to the song 'Viva La Vida' we may even think his statement is somewhat reductive. How was this masterpiece-song born? And do you know that it's bound to be an incredible hit in Italy? Eh eh...I think 'Viva la Vida' is destined to become an incredible hit worldwide...I spoke with Phil just a few days ago on the phone about this...I remember the first time I heard 'Viva la Vida' was in June, in New York, when I went to work with Chris to put on the arrangement of another song called 'Rainy Day', which was then discarded from the album. I still remember Chris sing in front of me with his usual passion and ardour. I remember discussions on the lyrics, immediately impressive. I had a feeling, as of a redemptive quality, even for who, having been a tyrant or a dictator, can see everything that he no longer owns in another way, more human. I remember that it was in New York where we put down the famous starting loop. I recorded the rest of the track in January 2008. During the day I rehearsed with Goldfrapp for the tour that we are doing now, and during the night I recorded the strings for'Viva la Vida' and then called Chris, who was in New York in that period. As regards the definition of 'one-man-orchestra'...let's say that I've been doing this type of work, as they say, for ages and every time I try to get something more in it, something special, something magical...and sometimes I am surprised that every so often I succeed.. We could hear some parts of 'Yes', the song in which you really seem to give the best of you and the one that most of all sublimates the attempt of Coldplay to explore new sounds and make theirs experiences and tastes never touched before. How much this aspect has paved the way for your job? 'Yes' has been a hard nut to crack, it has never been easy to be performed and I think it has always been on the verge of being or not being included in the album. In the first take that we did in early 2007, the string riff was simply a solo electric violin, as the rest of Cale-ian part...then in June, during the sessions at the Air Studios, I put down the riff orchestration, and when Chris, Jonny and the boys listened to it, that was when they decided they wanted more strings and more strings like those. I wrote the intro for 'Yes' in New York in July and and forgot it in my hard disk until February 2008 (Laughs), until when, finalising the string for 'Viva la Vida' in February, I mentioned to Chris that I had made an intro for 'Yes'. He wanted to hear it and said at the end: 'Yes!' (Laughs) Tell us if you can, the most funny anecdote happened in the recording room… At the beginning we used to record everything, every test, every track and also all the discussions. Then we entered the listening room and listen to everything. One day, listening again, I had the 'bad luck' to hear my English accent rather "italian" (to me it was obviosuly perfect, at least until then)...Chris immediately seized the opporunity and began to mimic it...from that moment on, the whole band, including Eno, began to speak an English a little less English and a little more ...Rossi's! (laughs, ndr) Telegraphic: an adjective to describe Chris, Guy, John and Will… Chris: enthusiastic! Guy: reflexive. Jon: with a heart big like this. Will: present. When you make a mental retrospection of what is produced and performed, it his hard to determine which is the best work, since you are inextricably linked to everything you've created with your hands and your inventiveness. Do you have a preferred track or a link at a track that you have created and played for Coldplay, or any track has the same relevance and significance for you? For me it's the whole that matters. I will remember this period as one of the most creative in my career, at least so far. I'm not attached to a track in particular and frankly I have not yet had time to digest a year and a half of work, since I immediately went in the rehearsal room with Goldfrapp and in the studio with the Verve...let's say that I tend to be positive about the work I've done, if the feeling is that I have given the best I could...and I think that's what happened! Can you tell us whether, by any chance, will you be part of some gigs during the the 'Viva La Vida Tour' as a 'special guest'? Maybe even to return to Milan and Bologna as you did in 2005 when Goldfrapp were the opening act for Coldplay's concerts… I exclude this possibility, although I'm not hiding the fact that I would obviously be honoured, but Coldplay are Coldplay and I think that an external element on the stage might even be 'disturbing'...The chance for a special event or something of that kind may happen in the future...time will tell... Let's talk a bit about you. From the Milan Academy of music to stages and stadiums all around the world, a lot of time has passed, yet the feeling we have is that you almost wanted to stay aside, avoiding the spotlight, while instead focusing your attention on offering and making a type of music increasingly refined and gradually more structured. When you play nowadays, do you still enjoy it as the begininng? Are you feelings the same? Yes, it's true...I never searched for the spotlight so far, even tough I never even tried to refuse it, to tell the truth. The main thing for me, however, is to work on quality. This is perhaps the inheritance I got from one of my Masters, Robert Fripp (great friend and collaborator of Eno for a long time). Thanks to this attitude I always try to start as if each day is the first day! And I think this attitude is almost necessary if you want to really enjoy what you're doing. Am I enjoying myself? The answer is yes! Although you now live in Copenhagen with your family, we are sure that Italy still owns a place in your heart and soul. Would you like to say something to all Italians, fans of the band, who are impatiently waiting for June 13 to hear this new effort by Coldplay (and your great contribution at the same time)? Impatience and and waiting will be rewarded with a super beautiful album. If you hear Chris or the others, can you tell us that we love them and we look forward to seeing them here in Italy again? Hoping, of course, to meet you too on the same occasion… 3, 2, 1...Done! (Laughs)

Oh thank you for the update, I need to buy it from ebay, otherwise I must wait one month till I can find it here :\

:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3::laugh3::laugh3: hey what about Guy and Will, i want some love from them too :angry:

My luck is that I don't have speakers here at work, so even if my will power failed I wouldn't have the chance to listen it..but the comments about the bass and rythm sections got me hyper excited for this song :D

God next week is gonna be crazy

Ben you're just the best :kiss:

Ohhhh Chelsea, that's great CSI Las Vegas for sure

Me too, but my question was crappy therefore I'm not hopeful :laugh3: Well done Mich, I remember your question and thought it was a really good one :wink:

Awww The Killers :dance:

We already know, no problem :laugh3: My goodness can't wait to hear it

:stunned: you need to tell us more btw great song by Stereophonics, I'm gonna see them in less than one month :nice:

Devo riascoltarmeli allora, ho la memoria che fa cilecca :P

e invece no, mica tutti gli fanno il coro che gli abbiamo fatto noi su Fix you :D no però veramente in tutti i bootleg del Twisted Logic Tour che ho sentito l'ha detto solo a noi

ovvio, due date dei Coldplay in due giorni tolgono il medico di torno e fanno bene alla salute :dance: :dance: voglio sentire Chris che dice di nuovo "you're the best crowd we ever had in our whole life, and this is gonna be the best closing of a concert you've ever seen in your whole life" (o giù di lì :P)

Just so you know, Datchforum in Milan is where Depeche Mode recorded their last DVD (Touring the Angel), it's really the most popular arena in Italy I didn't know it was the smallest one in their European tour tough :stunned: oh and they're popular in Italy, but it's not italian fans who choose how many dates a band should play here, actually people are complaining we had "only" two (and both in Northern Italy) :laugh3:

That's great, thanks Chelsea :nice:

Don't trust it, tickets are not onsale yet, and this is just a scalper site with price for as much as trice the real value. If I find more news I'll post them here so you can be updated =)

I don't think it's a real "concert", they will prolly play some new songs and a few old ones, like they did for the same TV channel in 2005, I think it was named BNN Pop Secrets Actually I hope they will broadcast it like they did last time :D