Today, we sat down with guitarist Martino Faedda of the band Capside to talk inspiration to write music, advice for musicians, and much more.
Interview:
What is your inspiration to write your music? Is it your
surroundings?
Music is medicine. Writing music is therapeutic, we feel like better people and smile at life.
A bass line, a happy harmony and the spark is lit. It’s all very simple, we don’t have to make big speeches, we immediately know what it takes to build a song from scratch. And if Valentina is inspired, the new song takes off.
What type of music did you listen to growing up?
As many genres as possible. I remember some wonderful afternoons with Neil Young, Dire Straits or Tears For Fears. Later metal took over my listening but soon I started listening to more crossover stuff, jazz fusion and alt rock.
Is there someone you looked up as a hero?
As a guitarist I loved Jeff Beck. A man in constant evolution. However, there are far too many names I would like to list. In principle, those who have influenced us are those artists with a certain aptitude for imagination, inspiration and surprise. We can mention Joni Mitchell, King Crimson or Steely Dan or Voivod.
If you weren’t a musician, would you be doing today?
I don’t know, maybe I would be a farmer. Tra noi c’è chi è appassionato della lingua sarda, chi divora libri, chi viaggia spesso in moto, chi coltiva un orto o organizza cene pantagrueliche per la famiglia o la banda
What advice do you have for our fans out there that want to create
music?
Let yourself be guided by instinct. You need a bit of musical preparation and lots of listening to a thousand musical genres. Then the fingers will go by themselves
