To be honest... I always thought success would arrive.
Lulu, go!
My name is Veronica Tulli
also known as Lulu Rimmel.
I’m not one of those... simple girls… to whom everything comes easy.
So I think I’m unique in every way.
Try and do it slower.
If you do ta ta ta? Fingerstyle
Exactly.
No, as you were doing before.
- Why? - I could do it like this.
No, faster.
Ok, I have to do this thing.
So, this is the skirt that you know, right?
And this is in tulle. Well it’s grey but...
With all white around it… is it ok?
This is the red bustier.
Ok eventually, look, if I must change...
I can go around like this, I also have stockings...
or otherwise this.
Or with that which recalls the show anyhow.
Yes, this is proper doll-like.
Maybe I'll try it on at home.
In my life I would really like to be an artist.
So I hope to do it forever.
When I sing I try to express myself.
Because when you sing or do something artistic
you can’t avoid showing what you think or who you are.
So, maybe, that’s the truest part of me.
But obviously that doesn’t explain it all.
I wouldn’t do something too rock ’n’ roll because...
The theme is very....
I’ve prepared some rock ’n’ roll, yes.
But not on stage, I mean I would do rock...
I do what you tell me.
- Arrivederci Roma? - No.
Cemetery Polka?
What would you do? Considering it’s a freak show
I thought of Wooly Bully
- But not on… - Do you know Wooly Bully?
- You’ll do the boogie woogie… - No, Wooly Bully.
No, Wolly Bully. How does it go?
It’s very Freak Show
Then do that
You know it?
Then let’s do this one.
When?
After Gin
Gin’s part when she’s drunk
She drinks and so on
How long is that?
Two or three minutes.
Do you need it five minutes before?
Or before her there’s the burlesque.
We’ll start after 10 seconds. We don’t start straight away, anyhow.
Where were you?
I was spreading glitter on stage.
For good luck
Shall we do our ritual guys?
Guys, make some noise with the first piece.
Where’s Marty?
Marty!
Break a leg!
Lola! Shall I start going up?
Engage them. Keep the whole thing going
If someone is still, you move them.
You mustn’t be static! Ok?
I really like being the doll that makes you play.
But this doesn’t mean I always agree.
I’m the slightly naughty doll that let you play...
but on her own terms.
It’s a nice character.
And after performing often I became almost good.
So interviews and followers arrived...
and the glamourous boyfriend
Hi, how are you? Alright?
My shoulder hurts.
It hurts? My dear, I’m sorry.
Come on, I’ll give you a massage.
Can I finish the interview now?
OK, I’ll have a shower .
Bye
My partner, a rugby player? Nothing wrong but…
I don’t care for looks.
I don’t know if true love exists but I don’t need a prince to save me.
I want to go on singing, playing… maybe with someone it could be fun.
And write my songs...make myself known. I want to say what crosses my mind.
But I must also protect myself. That’s why I have a lock on my heart.
Hello!
What’s up?
I’m making some tea, would you like some?
Later, thanks.
So, this tattoo?
It’s one of those dolls…
Yes, I drew her face.
Those skeletons are cute.
Yes, so cute!
Very!
And have you seen? The scar is not visible.
It’s the plait of death!
Of death? Not love, uh?
Of death!
No one can arrive up here.
Cruel…like a sort of Cruella.
Does it hurt?
No. Don’t touch it.
Wow, it’s big!
Big here, big there!
Exactly, and soon also here!
I’m happy to follow her, watch her...
She has fun.
I have fun following her with her shopping, clothes, buying things.
I was so afraid of being late today...
that I didn’t sleep on the train. I usually have a nap.
At this time of my life as a single, with nothing to do.
I’m not accountable to anyone, I’m glad to follow her.
Well… I mean...
here with a few close friends...
Of course, I’m Lulu Rimmel.
And…how can I say…
One always hopes that the audience will increase...
And support, so…
I dedicate this song to my genitor
She's here
She adores this song
Genitor means mother, ok?
I really love life
I’m down-to-earth, unpretentious
I don’t need much to be happy.
They told us it was a very serious condition
They asked for a diagnosis by a geneticist
It was Osteogenesis Imperfecta
She said: “very serious, very serious”...
At the end I said: “Do you mean she’ll die?”
“No, no, it’s not that”
So, I said: “Ok. If she’s not dying we can start”
We had a bit of hope when she was 6 months.
We consulted a French surgeon.
He told us that she could be operated only after three years, so...
Three years have gone by.
Once there, the first thing they did...
They gave us a wheelchair
I think that has been the best day of her life
because we realised that...
as soon as he told Veronica
very quickly
how to use it
how to steer the wheels to brake
how to turn
I turn round and she’s gone.
She's running down the corridor.
I’m an independent girl, yes.
I don’t bother too much.
If I want to do something I find a way.
Maybe this is the moment to give a chance to my new duo with Daniele
and record our first demo.
And see how it goes.
We would like something not too different.
Exactly.
Ok, perfect.
To be honest...
I like the idea of the ukulele on a click track
nice and clean, I really like it.
But I like the idea of a live recording in studio
all microphoned of course.
It’s neater, how can I say?
It’s purer, as if it was live.
I like this thing, a sort of live rehearsal room.
Maybe we can do just left and right.
We get only one thing, not three tracks.
Let’s avoid doing this thing as a live recording.
I mean, let’s focus.
Yes, we’ll work that way but live.
Yes, we can try.
So, we have three well made, perfect songs
that we can send to get gigs.
And at the meantime we have something cool
because nobody works like this anymore.
Then, tomorrow we’re dressing up!
How will you dress?
Super elegant.
Really?! Cool!
Sort of goth.
Cool.
He’ll be wearing a shirt...
He’ll roll up his sleeves...
Show his tattoos.
A white shirt, hat, tie…
It’s nice to see you holding something, too
Oh fuck! People are crazy!
- 300 views. - 300 from yesterday night.
What?!
I mean, I shared it once and also him. That’s it! What?!
So cool!
Listen, can we fool around as we do during lives?
There are some speeches in the middle.
Can we do that?
Even if they’re stupid? It’s ok?
Manuela said it’s ok.
So, we are Lululele, I’m Lulu, he’s Lele.
We have the ukulele.
- A limitless imagination! - An Incredible imagination!
And, nothing. We play this little thing here.
# There’s no dog that I like a bit #
# I don’t have a friend and don’t want any but #
# With my cats alone I’ll be #
# Singing su-su-su…#
# Sugar town #
GIBBERISH
# su-su-su… #
# Sugar town #
Listen, why have you sung the last part in English?
It’s a proverb I found on the internet.
It means “wives and cows of your own town”.
I don’t think I ever written the word “cow”.
Things are good between us, we’re friends.
We try to entertain the audience in every situation.
Tonight my father has come with his partner Nadia.
Does the microphone work?
We are L’Ululele and tonight we are going to speak about love.
So our songs are all about love.
Me and Daniele do tons of gigs.
We decided to play just covers, no original songs.
New venue, new gig.
Friends from the Bottega are here
There’s my mother and also...
...Igor.
What do you think?
I have a question: why him?
He can barely sing.
Hm?
He can barely sing.
What?!
I mean, why him?
He’s ok...
He’s barely in tune, barely.
I disagree.
Sure.
Maybe we could do some themed night like a Spring Edition, Summer Edition...
We propose it to the venue...
We should also find some stuff something to wear.
Maybe we can do some specific songs.
Yes, like for the hawaian party for example.
Like flower necklaces.
Yes, great! We can take Lilo and Stitch, polaroids.
So what we want to do now?
I think we should go, it’s cold.
Before we freeze maybe.
Yes
Sure you don’t want to dive in or walk on the rocks?
No, I would go for a swim.
That would make sense! Two backstrokes, two ice lollies backstroking.
Sure!
No, come on, let’s look for seafront venues.
Live shows. They told us to come through here for the kiosk.
Ah, if you must…. but I doubt the kiosk does...
Is what they told us, I don’t know... We try...
Try anyway….
...not now.
Ok, but are you not interested or...
We still haven’t planned anything.
Ah ok, for the summer. Alright.
Thanks a lot, then. Perfect, thanks. Good evening.
Shall we go and talk? Go and have a look?
Let’s ask this lady.
Hi, listen, I'd like to know, You do live shows here, right?
No, not anymore.
Ah, not anymore. Well, thanks. Goodbye
Let’s see...
Oh, so...
Hi, excuse me, I'd like to know, you do live shows, so they told us...
No, we haven’t been doing lives in years now.
Ah, ok.
We play music on the stereo, just louder.
Ok, so you don’t do lives of any sorts now.
No, no live music anymore.
Thanks a lot.
No bother.
No problem, thanks.
Would you like an ice cream?
You want an ice cream now?
Yes. Do you have any ice creams?
Yes, here’s the list.
Go on! Let’s get an ice cream.
Do you have Croccante?
This fucking wind!
How can people have a swim?
With this heat...
With seafront venues we don’t have any luck.
Our only chance comes from a little restaurant called Gughi Beach.
From which you can’t even see the sea.
How we connect the speaker to the mixer?
There’s the cannon.
Mh, perfect.
Mic input.
No, mic input...
First try, right?
No, we need a cable that has a jack on one side and this on the other.
And this is not it.
No, that’s female.
Line out…
Ah right.
With all the cables we got is it possible that not even one...
This one.
Alright just put it on one, who cares!
But it says mic input. Isn’t it line out?
Is the speaker on?
Check, check, one, two, check
With Daniele something is missing.
My songs, my imagination.
I have things to say.
I just have to find the right way to do so.
Come on baby, go, go, baby with the red bull, here.
Let’s see, let’s see.
Hard job finding a parking space.
Hello?
Yes, no, I’m driving.
Ok, I’m coming.
Yes, I have to go or if they stop me… I’m on the phone… ok.
Bye, later.
Come on, hurry up!
Oh gosh! They get in the way and don’t go.
Double-parking, triple-parking… it won’t be easy.
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
I don’t need any sidekick, I can handle things.
I know my way.
I must take the courage to speak from my inner world.
Describe things as I see them, with my own words.
We’ll make the audience go crazy...
First brunette, then blonde, then redhead.
What’s your damn problem?
Thank you!
So, our first song needs a presentation because is an original piece.
It’s called In My Dreams.
I wrote it thinking about all those times in which
we hold some dreams that cannot become true,
or at least not soon.
So it’s all we desire and daydream about.
This thing of being the centre of attention was always there.
I think is one of her characteristics, right?
She’s determined, what she wants to do she does, in the end.
She likes it, she really enjoys being on stage.
She was cute, her father dressed her with boy’s clothes.
I don’t know why he liked that.
She was cute, cheerful. A very bright child, very lively.
I think she has really crude memories of that time.
Because it was really really heavy.
It was a sort of torture...
we needed to do.
There was this kind of crazy doctor who called her Robocop.
She had this sort of helmet, I can’t explain.
It had all those holes around her forehead.
Her head was almost completely shaved.
She had to sit for a couple of months with this very heavy thing attached.
And moved her always with that weight...
and take showers this way
so she would be moved from an examination table to another in a very painful way
That was so painful.
I mean I was really shocked.
With all you’ve been through you still want to see an operating theatre?
I mean, you’re crazy!
If he makes it straight and gets rid of the curve and it’s smaller and nice as he said.
I mean, what more can you ask for?
You do it for cosmetic reasons or…?
No, I can’t breathe properly!
And when I wake up in the morning I can’t hear on one side.
and this is due to...
The ENT told me that’s because the pyramid of the nose keeps on growing.
Perhaps my pyramid has slowly moved more and more...
So the nose grows lifelong?
Lifelong.
That’s why old people have big noses and big ears.
Because nose and ears grow, keep growing.
He also told me that there’s nothing in my ear...
Because I thought maybe is something connected to my disease.
He says that sometime, no, the disease could get worse.
The first things affected are the little bones in the ears.
Most of all it will be strange to look at myself after.
I mean, it changes your face.
I mean, she was a dog, right?
She was just a random girl but now she’s hot. Look at that!
What was wrong?
It was the same, a button nose.
She had a button nose.
Mum, she had a huge nose!
Oh dear me! Are you joking?
Ariana Grande!
I don't even know her.
She had a nose job when she was 15!
I mean, she’s 18 now. She already had plastic surgery, she’s mad!
Some people are out of their minds.
I mean, everything is subjective.
Like, if you don’t need to why you should have a nose job?
Tonight I dreamt about Michael Jackson.
I dreamt he had no space for his nose.
I wonder why. But I dreamt Michael Jackson. Poor guy.
He had a nose job, too.
Our friend Ryan Goslin.
Really?!
Have a look!
Why? Which one is before and after?
This is before, this is after.
You can see it clearly, it’s evident.
No, it’s still aquiline.
Mum, you can’t change the shape.
-It’s smaller but still what it is. - It looks the same to me.
It can’t be the same. Look at the curve!
Actually, he was more charming before.
Look at Nicolas Cage, how he was!
They look the same for me.
-How can you say that?! -I liked Nicolas Cage because he had his own nose!
They don’t modify it, they can’t do a thousand things
He had a big nose!
It was fine as it was.
Look at that, also John Travolta?
He had his own big nose.
Like, also Zac Efron, I mean.
Ok, Zac Efron is evident, come on.
Bloody hell, he has a perfect nose, so small.
De Niro, no!
The ones my age didn’t.
What can I say!
They were real actors.
Real actors...
So, all good?
- Has the surgeon arrived? - Yes, he’s arrived.
Is that him?
I wanted to and I did it.
I faced harder challenges than this.
I can’t wait to see me!
Wow, how cool! A piano!
I told you that...
It’s amazing...
My piano teacher is very good, eh
Wow, hell!
A real pro. I’m terrible anyhow.
Well, no, I’ve been studying a few years now...
Eh, that’s nice!
So, it’s a week or so, it hasn’t been too bad, right?
No, I must say no proper pain.
I told you!
Really no problem.
Here we are.
Of course, today the nose is also swollen.
There’s a woman that I visited yesterday that came four months ago
I told her now is alright.
After the swelling will reduce.
It can’t be an immediate thing.
Ok?
I’m the only one who hasn’t seen anything.
I really must stay...
These are the stitches we are going to remove...
Some characters are unbelievable, really.
They move a war against you and also make you feel bad, right?
Of course, absolutely.
It’s so beautiful!
No, I mean, it’s wonderful!
There’s no words...
It’s so beautiful.
It’s wonderful!
I mean...
Well, not yet.
No! Ok but, clearly, I mean...
It’s beautiful!
In a few days I’ll also get rid of the plasters.
I can’t believe it.
I’m bewildered! You can’t imagine, god!
And consider that he told me that it’s still very swollen and...
We think it’s beautiful.
And it will become smaller so just imagine...
Imagine, it will be so beautiful!
Hey, hey, hey. Thanks, perfect.
Ok, well ok… Thanks!
So, presentation. Let’s be polite.
I’m Lulu Rimmel and this is my ukulele.
It’s called Mr. Bobo.
It was love at first sight, me and Mr. Bobo.
Now we have another very good artist.
He’s Lele, the King of the ukulele, we presented me also before...
Let’s give him a clap and invite him on stage.
Let’s see how is going to make us dream.
Let's go!
What a piece of shit.
I’ll pierce his tyres. His car is outside, I’ll pierce it.
I’ll burn his car, I’ll burn it with something in it.
What the fuck do I care? Come and tell me something!
Fucking scrounger.
He’s doing the songs I proposed him and he didn’t want to do!
It’s hot!
Please!
I’m happy about myself.
I don’t have any problem with myself.
What I need now is to test myself with others.
Once upon a time in a land I once knew was a little girl who slowly grew
She was cute, bright and clever and everybody really loved her
But in her heart a secret she kept dear an incomplete thought would appear and disappear
She would often feel misunderstood she smiled but from darkness was hooked.
So she started creating she needed communicating
She wanted to open up for days with someone who could see her pains
It was the first time so, unsure, with needle and thread she began to saw
The success for her was huge a deformed rabbit was now her stooge
He was alive but joy couldn’t reach he dreamt of a house on the beach
Under the umbrella himself he could see with a drink that was cold and lemony
But the girl helter-skelter took him back to her story, to her shelter
Suddenly those dreams of glory were like lost, faded in memory
The more she spoke of what happened the more the rabbit saddened
In every word distress was soaking like a sort of dark foreboding
But no dream would fit her his heart and words became bitter
He decided to take his life jumped off the roof and died
She cried and cried in bed then found a note she read
"Happiness isn’t outside to be found it must be grown in your own ground"
"Smile, let your life unfold get out, don’t stay in your world"
What was said didn’t fit she thought the rabbit was quite thick
She looked at her room and didn’t seem homey she remembered of when she drank milk and honey
That happy kid she now couldn’t see she reminded herself of an unrooted tree
She went back with her thought to her happy-self on the swing, back and forth
She rode a bike listening to the rabbit making new friends would be her new habit
All her bad dreams and every monster became quiet all of a sudden
She made fun of her fears became brave, with no tears
Soon enough she made lot of friends children, this time, no rag doll pretence
This time the little girl got it right: happiness is a light that shines inside.
# It's clear that nowadays #
# There aren't any gentlemen #
# No car waiting outside your home #
# If you go on a date maybe you will pay #
# I would like a romance like in the movies #
# Sex and the City, Pretty Woman #
# A man who is never tired #
# A white horse #
# Cuddles at a pic-nic #
I’ll introduce myself for who wasn’t here
I’m Lulu Rimmel. You can find me on Facebook
I do gigs all around Rome
And if you want you can find me on line.
One of the best things in life is...
...when you are on the right track and something happens to confirm it.
That one looks like a mini-me.
With the Ukulele also!
So cute!
I’m about to present to you one of my first projects
A singing doll!
It doesn’t work with voice controls, it’s a very old project.
We are going to show you how it works.
- Who wants to start it? - Me! Me!
Come here.
No, I’m afraid.
No, she’s really nice.
So, you must turn this little handle.
Wave hello with your right hand.
Come on!
Stronger or it won’t start!
Ah, finally!
Fra’, when you have a moment we should speak about something, ok?
No. You and me?
I don’t have the time, Lulu. I’m sorry.
Not now. Tomorrow, the day after, a drink....
I don’t know, Lulu. Call me tomorrow, ok? Call me and we’ll see.
Ok
Right. Lilith Primavera as Mistress of Ceremonies of this event
is invited here for the presentations
I start and finish quickly.
The artist I’m about to introduce is the lead act of a variety show venue, just like us.
It is called La Bottega degli Artisti.
And now the floor to Lilith Primavera, Ladies and Gentlemen!
Thanks to Mirko Dettori! Thank you.
Tonight I’m very happy to have here on this stage of the Music Boudoir
A recurrent event we have on Wednesdays here at the Conventicola degli Ultramoderni
Veronica, Lulu Rimmel.
I met her right here on these stages and so I called her this year
To come and delight us her charms because she is a full time dreamer.
And so we have the pleasure of having tonight on the stage of the Music Boudoir
Veronica Lulu Rimmel and her ukulele
Let’s give her a huge clap!
Well done Lilith Primavera! When we shall need a host I’ll call another.
Great! Veronica Lulu Rimmel! Here we go!
Mi sento a un passo dal sogno, è lì, dietro l’angolo....
This atmosphere makes me think of the stages of Paris, Berlin
So I think of an event as I want it...
Listen, I’m already worried, eh. Tell me…
Listen
As I mentioned on Whatsapp why don’t we do a Christmas event?
Come on!
I don’t know, there are really loads of those
If you look on Facebook it’s full of pre-Christmas nights with burlesque
And also maybe they are… they have a more… Christmassy spirit.
Are you sure you are in a Christmas mood with this hair?
Oh come on my hair is beautiful. Absolutely Christmassy.
I mean, until nobody knew you they would her your angel voice and believe you.
Yes, no, that’s a problem, of course.
But this is like if the girls from Colpo Grosso made a calendar
I don’t know... you get me? It’s difficult, unworkable, isn’t it?
I don’t know, I think--
They see you as the queen on evil
How nice! Thanks.
Demoniac, possessed.
Don’t exaggerate.
And how would you do it?
I imagine… no, my idea is this: a Christmas theme…
But how one realises it depends on how one sees Christmas
I mean, I can also intend...
I mean, I can be some monstruos or particular thing
Who wants to celebrate Christmas anyhow like The Nightmare before Christmas.
Ah, but also with some burlesque, something like that? Or.
Like The Nightmare Before Christmas. With burlesque.
I don’t know, I’m not inclined. But then you always entangle me.
Entangle, come on!
I don’t know if it’s a good idea.
Come on, I’ll think about it and then force you.
But I hoped to be in peace for a few days around Christmas.
But you won’t.
Do you do burlesque?
I don’t do burlesque, you know it.
Men drive me mad but at the end I win.
To realise my idea I need the most beautiful dress in the world
And I go and get it, with Igor.
By the way, can you believe it? She’s going to measure me, everything!
- Have you ever seen those? Beautiful, doll-like - Tailored?
Yes, tailored.
Quite doll-like.
Beautiful.
Quite goth.
Are you ready?
Not the hair, yet. Now, it’s ok.
Hair ok?
More or less.
Look, look what a shady face you have!
- Serious, too serious. - Shady? Normal!
Too serious!
Shady? What are you talking about?
Look at him. What a charmer.
I’m like the one dancing...
What charmer’s face?
Like this. Look, look I show you.
This is a charmer’s expression.
That’s a focused face.
- Focused on what? You are doing a selfie! - Focused on the camera.
What do you mean by focused face?
How do I know?
Look at him!
What expression should I have?
Normal.
This is normal.
It’s not normal.
And this?
This is a bit more normal.
What’s the difference? Nothing.
Are you joking?
No!
Morning! Good morning!
I’m with her. I’m accompanying her, yes.
So, the metro.
Line 1 is there. Are we getting off here?
But it says line 1 this way.
It says line 1…
The arrow indicated this way.
Ah, Here.
Then let’s go that way. What can I say?
I mean, one arrow indicates here, one indicates there.
In fact also there it says… I don’t know, let’s go this way.
Let’s push the other button.
So, they work the other way around? That is for this one and this…?
How do I know?
It’s all like this.
They were on offer, do you remember?
Yes.
Via Tarsia.
Let’s cross there. Can we get through there?
I don’t know…
People driving the wrong way! We really are in Naples!
Hey!
Simo, look who’s here!
Hello!
Good morning! How are you?
Eh, fine. Finally we meet.
Can you manage?
Sure you can manage?
Yes, yes, Ok, ok. Let’s do it this way.
How much do you weigh?
Not much. 30 kilos.
I mean, we have a doll here.
Exactly!
Here like this.
You can hold here and here, too.
Yes, yes. But it’s fine.
Wow!
Here we are.
We are descending into the underworld!
Spectacular!
This once was my lab then I changed it bit by bit.
Nice!
My hair today is not really… anyway
This one, take a look you can put it on this way and wear it.
Yes, yes. I can do it, no problem.
I can give you a hand. Anything, just ask.
Ah, thanks. No problem.
Nice!
Don’t you want it a little shorter on the front?
Maybe yes.
- On the front but not on the back - You know why? When you sit it would create this effect.
Yes, yes it’s true.
Right?
Yes, yes. Perfect. Longer on the back and shorter on the front.
I got you the corset you saw before.
So we can start with an idea.
I’ll try it on.
We can put this also from the top.
- I don’t know which way it goes - Let’s go in the tunnel.
Yes, like this.
It’s ok, tighten more.
Like this?
Yes, like this is fine.
Do you imagine it tighter?
Yes, absolutely.
So we can understand properly. If I tighten too much then...
No, no. It’s ok like this. Because I like this tiny waist-line
I have to sign, 20 instead of 24.
Because here… 3 cm.
With 3 cm we make it more… we give it a sort of…
Eh, exactly! Yes, yes.
Of angle.
I also like this opening
Or with little clasps. If you know what I mean.
- Yes, a sort of little latch. - Steampunk.
We could also have buttons with a zip underneath. I don’t know, as you like.
And then, we said, we’ll shorten the skirt.
Ok.
Now it’s 35. I would do this, look.
Come in front of the mirror, so you can see yourself.
Ah yes, I see.
It’s fine.
And we made it to a 26.
So it creates that effect… right?
Then, we thought, as we said to put some tulle and make this train.
OK, let’s do something like that.
Because, now...to explain it also to you, yes?
Obviously it will be short on the front and long at the back.
Is 4 meters ok or is it too long?
I don’t know.
What do you think?
It will look like a wedding dress.
You have to imagine it all balled up, it won’t be stretched out.
He’s terrified! Wedding, things, the veil!
No, absolutely! He’s not even my boyfriend!
No worries!
It’s for the next poor soul who will stumble across me.
Because he’s going to be a poor soul.
But then again men...
… we know
I’m not afraid of being alone
Ffriends, boys...there’s always someone
But I want to think about my music now.
I want to put all of me in my next great concert.
Hello!
Hi!
Vero what are you doing?
Nothing. I’m rehearsing.
Alright, alright. My big moment hasn’t arrived yet
But it’s a game to play.
Some things instead come to an end.
- Hello. - Hi.
These damn phones. Hi.
I brought you the packet, the one from Naples.
Simona prepared your clothes.
Ah, thanks.
Ok, anyway I let you go that I know... you are in a hurry.
- Eh, yes. - Anyway, are you ok?
Yes, sure.
Well…
- Bye.
Let’s say I fell in love more than once in my life.
In love, I mean really in love.
Then again not always life coincides with your desires.
It can happen in life... as it happened to me
That you are in a phase in which you want some things and the other person...
He’s in a totally different phase.
He has different experiences.
Maybe he doesn’t want to live some experiences, yet. Or anymore.
I think true love isn’t necessarily the person with whom you will spend the rest of your life with.
It could be the first love you met and then lost.
Maybe he’s just some stranger you met on the street and haven’t had any chance to get to know.
Hi, Veronica?
Yes!
Hi, nice to meet you.
Come here, come.
Otherwise it would be all a happy ending, right? And it’s not.
It’s a lovely day, isn’t it?
Absolutely.
I’m quite realistic on this matter.
And that’s the reason why I think my heart is hard to win over.
I think there are precious things that must be protected.
So, everyone should have an armour on the heart.
I had an acoustic duo until a few weeks ago. But...
- ....It didn’t go well... - ...It didn’t go well...
No, sure...
Let’s see what we can do.
Yes, I loved the pieces, I must say I also tried to find the chords
And play them a little and I got some ideas.
-Well, now I’ll show you and you will tell me if it works. - Sure!
And you will tell me if it works. I don’t really know...
But, well, I thought about something.
Ok. I’m more or less in tune.
I can play only the second verse and the refrain after.
The refrains.
Not the refrains, only the second one, eventually.
So I leave it to you.
Yes.
We can try it out. Let’s see what comes out of it.
Let’s try.
So I keep going and you start singing when you like.
Yes, ok. Let’s go.
I was looking for a musician
A post on social networks and we met
Guido was able to arrange my songs in an unexpected way
He is a surprising guy.
And at the end, like magic, things started to go well.
You can take this. You just have to put it on the car seat.
Ok.
Like this?
Yes, that’s fine.
Ok?
That’s fine.
Eh, it’s not bad! I did a few mistakes but I like it!
It’s fabulous!
No, what?! The song is beautiful.
In fact I said straight away let’s do this, let’s do that.
Thank you!
You told me you play in a metal band.
Yes!… well it’s a little weird. I have this other group.
I don’t know if you could be interested it’s quite particular, it’s not for everybody.
Well, if you say metal…
- Ah, you like it?! - Can’t you tell?!
No, well because
It’s a bit strange. We play metal core that is a sort of...
There are various influences. From pop to death metal to electronic
A mix of different things
And why you think I can’t be interested?
I don’t know. Because I don’t know you well.
I don’t know what to say. They are all a little peculiar, apart from Stefano.
Stefano is a normal guy. But the others are a bit weird.
So they don’t all have your nice-guy look.
Well, some do, some don’t.
What about you? Where did you go to school?
I went to the Art Institute.
Ah, I see. When it was still called that.
When it wasn’t a Liceo and was called Art Institute.
Thanks for making me feel old, right away.
For underlining that!
No, I’m joking
Let’s start again. So...
Well, tattoos for me are quite important.
You don’t have any, you don’t know...
I don’t have any.
You don’t know what it means to have that strange thing
When you don’t do a tattoo for a while and you want some more...
It’s è strange thing, it’s difficult to explain, in reality.
I would like to... it would be nice to have just enough to make a living only from music.
To have time to dedicate oneself only to music and do it really well, right?
Make music to make music even better.
That’s the goal. And also the means.
It would really be great!
Guido is right… it’s just what I want...
To live doing what I love.
His dreams look like mine.
In reality I understand you like also many standard rock stuff, in general.
But, precisely, what music do you listen to? You like most genres but what?
It’s a big topic!
Maybe it’s the first time I’m in this situation
I feel good, right here, where I am
And I am even more willing to keep on going
But you know what?
Nowadays what I find more difficult is to stay in a long-lasting relationship
With someone who doesn’t understand, at all the projects you want to pursue.
I totally understand.
To be with someone for a long time you don't need to have everything in common...
But, at least that person must understand you main activity.
I didn’t have many serious relationships, I must say.
Because at a certain point you get to a crossroad and you say
Well this person doesn’t understand this part and I can’t explain it.
But, in reality is not so easy to pull it all together. It’s harder than it seems.
That’s true.
I mean, it looks so simple for everybody, right?
You think: wow! Well, they’ve been together for ages...
I wonder how they made it work. But, maybe, relations with a meaning work like that.
That you don’t need to make them work.
Sure, right.
It’s easier because you share something, right?
Now in September we start over again with the concerts...
Yes.
We start with the serious stuff.
Let’s see how it goes...
I think we are going to destroy your sound system!
Just tell us... from there...
Let's do something... that is not on today's setlist.