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Re: Fortus has been replaced....
Hey all... Nuno here. I wanted to share some news with you... A friend and Music
Director, Tony Bruno, reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in playing
guitar with Rihanna. Rihanna is a regular in the Bettencourt-house playlist... And as
much as I dig her as an artist... my first thought was that there isn't a whole lot of
guitar in her music and therefore probably not the greatest fit for what I do. But before
I had a chance to verbalize that thought… Tony said, “before you say anything let me play
you the direction she wants to go live.” And when I heard it... I said wow, this rocks…
it's heavy and funky... and it hit me that this is MY shit... this is my style... how I
love to play... I got very excited at the possibility of playing some of her great songs
with a heavier treatment. When I asked Tony Bruno why?... he told me that Rihanna loves
bands like Paramore and Linkin Park and loves to push it up a notch or two live in the
rock department. Hmmm... let me think? Touring and sharing the stage with a cool and
talented artist like Rihanna... and being able to bring what I do passionately to the
table as a musician and performer...? IM IN! And having finished the first round of
rehearsals... it did not disappoint. Even better than what I expected because she also
has the most incredible band, and I get the privilege to add to their wall of sound.
It's gonna be fun. Come see and hear it for yourself!
Nuno
And BTW... No... this is NOT the end of Extreme. We have a live DVD and CD coming out in
early 2010 and we will be writing new material throughout the year. We had a great run
across the globe on Saudades do Rock....and we'll be back.
Streaming Live from London, November 16, Rihanna and Nuno will be performing tracks from
her album, Rated R, to a free online audience. Join in on the largest free music event of
the year at...
- monkeychow
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Re: Fortus has been replaced....
LOL....I thought you ment in GNR!!! I'd guess his GNR comitments prob were behind this move.
Re: Fortus has been replaced....
how come we never talk about what the topic subjects are?
We're not a very organized group and we don't take direction very well. Or maybe we have A.D.D. and can't quite stay on task.
I would take this as a good sign. GNR is the priority, as it should be. Even though I do think some people actually thought otherwise at one point.
