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Interview with Shawn Michael Perry 2008
Current mood: accomplished
Category: Music
INTERVIEW WITH
SHAWN MICHAEL PERRY
2008
CH.L.: WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE READERS AND TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR HISTORY?
SMP: HELLO IʼM SHAWN MICHAEL PERRY AN INDIGENOUS SONGWRITER AND PERFORMER.
CH.L.: HOW WAS THE LAST YEAR FOR YOu? WERE THERE ANY HIGHLIGHTS?
SMP: YES, MY SONG FOREVER COUNTRY REMIX WAS NUMBER ONE
ON ALOT OF COUNTRY AND AC / ADULT CONTEMPORARY STATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. MY VIDEO FOREVER ALSO RECEIVED MUCH ACLAIM ACROSS THE GLOBE.
CH.L.: WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE YOU GOT INTO THE BUSINESS?
SMP: I WAS AND STILL AM AN ACTOR IN FILM AND TELEVISION, AND A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER.
CH.L.: COUNTRY MUSIC HAS MANY NEW FANS IN EUROPE WHO MAY BE LEARNING ABOUT YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME.HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE MUSIC YOU PLAY TO SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER SEEN OR HEARD YOU BEFORE?
SMP: MY MUSIC IS A MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE. A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY..A LITTLE BIT ROCK N ROLL...
CH.L.: YOUR CURRENT SINGLE IS BEING PLAYED BY RADIO. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS SPECIAL ABOUT THIS SONG THAT MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR IT?
SMP: WHAT SPECIAL IS THE MESSAGE ABOUT LOVE, IN UNSTABLE TIMES THAT EVERYONE CAN IDENTIFY WITH AND WITH THE VISUALS OF THE VIDEO THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND INDIGENOUS LOVE STORY, A MUST SEE FOR EVERY EUROPEAN AND BEYOND THAT THE WORLD. AMERICA HAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TRULY BE DIVERSE AND I HOPE TO SPREAD THAT MESSAGE,THAT AMERICAN MESSAGE THAT STORY THAT I AND ALL OF MY PEOPLE ARE SO MUCH A PART OF.
CH.L.: HOW DID YOU FIND THE TITLE FOR THE CD AND WHAT INSPIRED YOU?
SMP: MY NAME WAS EASY BUT ONLY THE BRAVEI S A MOTTO, A WAY OF LIFE, MY BAND, MY CREED, DOING WHATS RIGHT INSPIRES ME....
CH.L.: DO YOU WRITE THE SONGS YOURSELF, AND IF NOT, HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT FINDING SONGS FOR YOUR ALBUMS?
SMP: YES, I WRITE ALL THE SONGS BUT I LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT TO JOHN AVILA WHO PRODUCED THIS ALBUM. HE IS A MASTER AT HIS MUSIC PRODUCTION.
CH.L.: WHAT WILL BE YOUR NEXT SINGLE?
SMP: MY NEXT SINGLE IS "FOREVER IN MY HEART". A DUET IʼM LOOKING FOR A SPANISH OR COUNTRY GIRL TO SING WITH ME.
CH.L.: HOW DID YOU GET INTO COUNTRY MUSIC... IS THERE A STORY BEHIND IT?
SMP: HOW I GOT INTO COUNTRY MUSIC IS MY ASSOCIATION WITH LEGENDARY SONGWRITER HOYT AXTIN WHOM I WROTE A SONG WITH IN THE BITTERROOTS OF MONTANA MANY YEARS AGO. WE FINISHED AND WROTE A SONG CALLED " 4 EVERY N MY HEART ", ITʼS THE NEW SINGLE ON MY NEW ALBUM HUNGRY 4 HEROS DUE OUT IN 2009
CH.L.: MANY MUSIC FANS TODAY GET THEIR INFORMATION ABOUT ARTISTS VIA THE INTERNET. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WEBSITE AND WHAT WILL FANS FIND THERE?
SMP: YES YOU CAN GO TO SHAWNMICHAELPERRY.COM, www.OnlyTheBraveEntertainment.com OR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SHAWNMPERRY OR DOWNLOAD SITES TO PURCHASE MY CD AND LEARN MORE ABOUT MY MUSIC.
Christian Lamitschka ( Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de )
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