The eximia battery Andrea Alvarez was interviewed by Guillermo Zaccagnini, from the Clarín newspaper, on the occasion of the presentation show of his third solo album, Double A, produced by Jim Diamond, producer of the first North American albums White Stripes.
Andrea Alvarez placeholder image He established himself as a drummer (although it may be necessary to define it as a percussionist) by playing with greats of Argentine music, such as Charly Garcia, Soda Stereo, Divided, Los Tipitos and so many others.
In the note He tells how he got Diamond interested in his album, where the lyrics for the album came from and his figure as a percussionist.
How did you contact Diamond?
I negotiated with Russell Simins, drummer for Blues Explosion, and Jim Diamond. The exchanges with Jim were better. I was interested and had a style that reassured me more. I called, I fixed the money, he lowered me. I made a negotiation
How was the recording?
When I made Dormís ?, the previous album, I was more raw. When I did this I was fine, I couldn't find the drama, so I couldn't find what to write about. Everything seemed silly to me. I sent my son to my old man's house and I sat down to crawl. I would throw myself on the floor, listen to music.
Is it true that lyrics are made up of short phrases, lists, names of porn stars, onomatopoeia, and text messages?
Yes, it is all true. These are things that some chabones told me. Or what they told my friends. I save the text messages or take pictures of them. Things like 'I'm complicated', 'I'm not ready for a relationship', 'I don't want to get hooked'. That went to the lyrics.
How do you get along with exclusively percussion groups?
I'm out of time. That thing about the percussion ensemble I did in the nineties. I don't like percussion groups. Well, it's not that I don't like them… Everything that has to do with percussion is attractive in itself. The drums beating all together have a very powerful meaning and it is impossible to escape from that, even playing badly. It doesn't amuse me to go see a band like that, I get bored, it's not my artistic need. I consider some to be better than others, but I don't know why people like them so much. It's not attractive to me.
You played with Charly García, with Divididos, with Soda Stereo. Is it sometimes a trophy to have a girl play in a band?
And ... It depends on how you play. There is nothing uglier than a girl playing bad. With men we are used to: "Look, it's a piece of furniture."
Source: Clarín