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[taminoamirfouad]

I don't speak Arabic, I spoke it when I was very young, maybe around two or three years old, I understood it too. But, my parents divorced, I grew up in Belgium and I never spoke it again.

Tamino, Rocknfool, May 2018 (x)

[taminoamirfouad]

I imagine a lot of things -- men, women... the disconnect between people. As you can see, many people are totally disconnected from reality and the world, with social networks. I'm guilty myself. That was one of the inspirations. When I wrote the song, I talked about a 'screen,' for example, but I didn't necessarily think of iPhones, but after thinking about it, I tell myself that I'm talking about that. But I also talk about love, the love of the family, but also the love outside of this circle. From the moment you receive the love of a foreigner. From there your life sparkles, it really begins. The girls in the song don't sexually appeal to the boy, perhaps a bit, but that's not what it's about, it's that he begins to believe in life through this feeling.

Tamino on what inspired him to write ‘Indigo Night’, Rocknfool, May 2018 (x)

[taminoamirfouad]

“Many compare you to Jeff Buckley, I guess that must get boring in the long run?”

“It doesn’t get boring, no. In fact, do you know what I find boring? It’s when I come across an article that says, ‘watch the video of the new Jeff Buckley’ or the ‘new any artist’. It’s like, I’m watching you and I’m saying, ‘oh, you’re the new Marilyn Monroe.’ No, you just want to be you, I guess. And then, what happens, when you say, ‘this is the new I-don’t-know-who,’ is the risk that fans of that artist take it badly. (...) But I have no problem saying, ‘for those who like Jeff Buckley’s or Nick Cave’s music, you might like Tamino’s.”

“But do you understand the comparison?”

“Yes, of course. An electric guitar, me singing high notes. He has these Pakistani influences in his music, and I have oriental and Arabic influences. So, yes, I understand it.”

-- Tamino interviewed for Rocknfool, May 2018 (x)

[taminoamirfouad]

Khalil Gibran -- author of The Prophet. “He tells a lot about religion. I’m not really connected with religion, but he says things without telling you that, ‘if you don’t do it, you’ll go to hell’.” +from Maze: “He’s not dogmatic, he’s not one of those scary people. All sacred books scare people, and I’m not sure that guiding our actions by fear is a good thing. You have to improve yourself, make your life better but you have to want it, want it to be beautiful. I love when a writer certifies that he is not all-powerful, that he does not know everything.”

Leonard Cohen -- “There’s also, of course, Leonard Cohen.”

John Lennon -- “When I was little, I wanted to be John Lennon.”

Oum Kalthoum -- “(...) once you listen to her, you can’t forget her It’s still very much anchored. She’s always with me. It’s [her music] so beautiful and intense, and incredibly good.”

Chris Cornell -- “For my teenage years and all he brought me.”

-- Tamino’s list of five people who’ve inspired him, Rocknfool, May 2018 (x)

[davidgrumel]

REVIEW ON ROCKNFOOL

“Si l’utopie ressemble à un album de David Grumel, alors on l’a enfin trouvée. “