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| Jurij & Chuck Mangione |
Have you met any American musicians that
you admire on the tour?
Outside
of the Tour I had the pleasure in NYC to meet a great American Jazz musician
and new friend, Chuck Mangione (“Feels So Good”), and his beautiful wife.
Are
you enjoying American audiences, food, women?
I’ve
enjoyed the American audiences. They
are a lot warmer and open than I had expected. About the food, unfortunately,
for Americans I’m Italian ahahahahah. (Editor’s Note: Obviously he did not have
Brooklyn Pizza^_^). But I’ve to say thanks to Chuck Mangione and his wife
for taking me to a very nice place in NYC and Tony Renis for an incredible
Italian Restaurant in DC.
American
Women? Mmmmm who knows…..
How
many guitars do you use for each performance?
Generally
6, 2 Les Paul custom, 2 Stratocaster vintage reissue, 2 classical guitars.
Which
guitars did you get from Japan thru Rinkya?
Thru
Rinkya I’ve got some Burny Les Paul models, very nice Japanese guitars that I
like.
Are you still able to find the time to add
to your Grendizer collection with your busy schedule?
Yes,
thanks to the Internet , I can find a couple of minutes in the Hotel before I
sleep. I recently won some rare Popy UFO Grendizer toys that I can’t wait to
add to my collection when I return home to Roma. But I lost a lot of
Yahoo!Japan auctions because of the jet leg, sometimes bad Internet
connections, and busy schedule. I forgot about using the Rinkya Auto-Bid System
ahahah…
Have
you found your “dream” Grendizer toy yet?
No,
not yet J
Will
you be bringing Il Volo for a tour of Japan in the future?
Yes,
of course, probably next year.
Do you have any advice for collectors of
Japanese toys and guitars?
Keep
buying from Japan. It is the best way to help the Japanese rebuild the country
after the terrible tragedy of the Earthquake and Tsunami. The Japanese have
given the world so much beauty with their culture and friendship. It is
time for the world to give back and say Thank You, Arigatou, and Grazie mille!
Check
out the music sites and Facebook Fan Pages of our musicians and Rinkya .
The
official Il Volo site with music and tour dates
For
Grendizer/Goldrake fans click here!
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