SOAP

Do you think “necessity” is the right word to describe the driving force behind your music? What pushes you to express yourself through notes and bars? When you do, do you feel completely transparent, or is there always something left unsaid or only written between the lines?

I think yes, “necessity” is definitely a word I feel strongly when it comes to writing and doing what I do. In my lyrics, I always try to be transparent, because my first goal is to let things out — it wouldn’t make sense to do it halfway or by lying to myself. The things I haven’t managed to express yet, I’m sure they’ll find a way to come to life in the future. The key is to keep listening to yourself I think. For me, it’s a real form of therapy — like a diary.

Despite being very young, your words feel lived and deeply felt — as if they were the synthesis of a collectively understood, almost generational struggle, a bit of a tangled experience to be rearranged. When you think about the future — whether personal, artistic, or generational — do you feel more hopeful and responsible, or dangerously anxious?

I feel like you obviously can’t control the future, but you can control the choices you make along the way.  I don’t feel more anxious than others who’ve chosen different paths; everyone carries their own challenges. Overall I believe when I think about the future — despite everything — I mostly feel curious and excited to discover what it has in store for me. 

In your song Nasci – Jumelles, you write “Dove ho pianto per anni, ora è cresciuto un fiore” (“Where I cried for years, now a flower has grown”). Does writing help you heal wounds or validate life transitions? What is your very first memory related to music?

I’d say both — writing helps me especially to experience situations from a “third-person” point of view, whether they’re happening now or (mostly) in the past. I definitely do write best about things I’ve already processed or internally accepted. My very first memory related to music is a little concert I did at age 7 in one of the neighborhood pizzerias in Latina, my hometown, after taking guitar lessons for a few months. It was meant to be.

In Deserto – Personne, you sing “Nous sommes tout seuls ici, personne ne sait quoi dire” (“We’re all alone here, nobody knows what to say”). Do you ever find yourself filling silences with forced words? And when you feel a visceral need to communicate, what is your go-to means of expression outside of your role as a singer-songwriter?

I think sometimes it’s better not to say anything if you don’t have something meaningful or helpful to say. It definitely used to happen to me in the past, to fill silence with useless words, but much less nowadays. Other than words, I’ve always really loved drawing — I remember that before I started writing, singing, and playing music more consistently, I spent a lot of time drawing in comic-book style. At school I used to fill up notebooks and desks with sketches.

In your song Nasci – Jumelles, you write “Dove ho pianto per anni, ora è cresciuto un fiore” (“Where I cried for years, now a flower has grown”). Does writing help you heal wounds or validate life transitions? What is your very first memory related to music?

I’d say both — writing helps me especially to experience situations from a “third-person” point of view, whether they’re happening now or (mostly) in the past. I definitely do write best about things I’ve already processed or internally accepted. My very first memory related to music is a little concert I did at age 7 in one of the neighborhood pizzerias in Latina, my hometown, after taking guitar lessons for a few months. It was meant to be.

In Deserto – Personne, you sing “Nous sommes tout seuls ici, personne ne sait quoi dire” (“We’re all alone here, nobody knows what to say”). Do you ever find yourself filling silences with forced words? And when you feel a visceral need to communicate, what is your go-to means of expression outside of your role as a singer-songwriter?

I think sometimes it’s better not to say anything if you don’t have something meaningful or helpful to say. It definitely used to happen to me in the past, to fill silence with useless words, but much less nowadays. Other than words, I’ve always really loved drawing — I remember that before I started writing, singing, and playing music more consistently, I spent a lot of time drawing in comic-book style. At school I used to fill up notebooks and desks with sketches.