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"Are we rolling?" "Yeah, we're good." "Behind the scenes.."
"Inbetween The Lines. Neverland..."
"Neverland Collective. Christiano Can.."
"Bassie Blue...Worldwide"
(laughs) "Shout out to my moms..."
"...because she had me.." we're back at it again... "Shout out to my cousin's Rae-Rae and Pedee."
"I love ya'll." "You gotta shout out to your sister."
this is not just music. "Shout out to my sister... she's my sister."
so we have to backup for a minute. This all started...
with me coming in from sweden; Blue coming in from the united states.
and we're meeting up in Greece. Athens. this is our first time together in Europe.
and my flight got in a little late. so Blue has been at the airport for a while...
...wondering if I was gonna show up.
he's telling me how he was about to leave because he's been here for more or less... "You've been here for how long?"
"3 hours and 45 minutes..." "That's cool. Good to see you!"
so we head to the house and... It's amazing that...
we found out that our host happens to be
one of the first people ever put on the terrorist list in Athens.
which is awesome because with the message that we're sharing and what we believe in...
...and based on everything that we were told, we too would be labeled terrorist there
So we were at home
amongst friends and family. "You gotta tell me who I am." Blue is in a great mood...
so he's cracking jokes. this is him doing his ...
impersonation of me when I hear a song that I like or I'm sharing ...
a song that I like. apparently... yeah...
whatever dude.
so we catch some shuteye and the next day we start walking through...
Athens
its full hills and trees and ...
great views
it just seems like every time we turn a corner we happen to be going up
like consistently going up
in addition to that the one thing that I noticed is
in other parts of the euro zone
there's graffiti everywhere
just everywhere you can see. here in Athens...
there isn't... it isn't graffiti that i see...
it's statements. it's sentences.
it's potent phrases that are posted on historical landmarks.
so blue would like to share a word with me. "This is the second time..."
"...you're taking a video of me..."
"...catching my breath..."
"...going up hill."
yeah, that's for those jokes yesterday... punk! alright, so in the evening we go back to
playing with the music and to warm up we start playing with a rendition of "Born."
to slow it down and give it a different feel.
so this is the guitar riff that we had in mind
( Blue "sings" OVER THE RAINBOW)
Many of you are unaware that Blue is a singer.
he is actually working on his first solo project. so this is a behind the...
scenes of some footage that ...
you'll never ever see outside of me and...
this video.
( Blue Roars! )
that's my favorite note. "Have I shown you La-Fway-Fway?"
"The fact that you're recording this is hilarious!!!"
(Blue Laughs Triumphantly)
so we continue to share food, share dancing, share laughs...
I'm being educated on...
how to make certain dishes and soups. Blue is educating people on how to make...
beats and rhythms and how we create our sound and work together.
all in preparation of sharing a...
delicious meal ... together. The Collective!
now, WE came here with a Purpose.
WE came here overflowing with Passion.
because WE were preparing to present a package...
to the people. something that was created by the people because...
WE share in this experience. so we're getting suited up. we're getting focused.
because on this night... this was the first night we started recording songs...
for the album MONEY CANT KILL MUSIC "Problem To A Problem..."
"OKAY." This is not just music.
It's a rhythmic nuisance. The breakings of the chains.
The makings of a change. This is not just music.
This is a rhythmic movement. We're speaking to the system...
through your speaker system. It's coming ya'll!
now...
between me and Blue... I'm definitely the paparazzi in the group. When I have the...
camera on, I'm taking...
everything. And sometimes Blue is more cool with it than other times
Sometimes when I bring the camera up... he'll stop moving and... "I was waiting on it... I was waiting on it."
"I was waiting on it." And then other times...
he'll take a moment to share some insight... to educate and inform.
"It's a rhythmic movement."
"I didn't like that one. You see, you're not feeling the subtleties, like..."
"You might not have heard what I heard but I not only heard it, I...
"felt ... when you use the letter "M" and "N"..."
""automatically, air goes through your nose. My goal was..."
"on holding out the 'ment' in 'movement' I don't want the air to be..."
"sustained through my nose on that hold. Clarity."
Roger that.
"We're making a change right here." "We're changing curtains."
(laughs) "Where are you recording right now Blue?"
"What would you call this room?" "I'm not even sure what to call what I'm recording in. It's..."
"I'm recording in a nook. It's an everything nook. It's like..."
"It's a bookshelf, a magazine rack, a towel storage, a...." "Where are you right now?"
"Where am I?!?" "... like, what part of the world?"
"I am where they call Greece."
(laughing) "In this space."
"This area. Music has become mobile..."
"at this point in history. There was a time..."
"in the world where you could't do something like this."
"And get a product... Well, you couldn't do it at all... first of all..."
"Now you can and get a product that's presentable."
So we're headed to the airport. There's a protest. A strike. No public transportation.
Which means our bus tickets are useless so...
We hail a taxi. But prior to that we see the people in the streets...
Blue asked me question about the strike and how I feel about it and...
what is taking place with our having to go around it.
"Well, um, Blue... the strike really doesn't affect me because I pretty much figured that..."
"it would take place."
"I knew something would not be running because it only makes sense."
"Here the people have been protesting for a long time so this is a way of life."
"It's not an inconvenience for those that go through this everyday."
"I'm just taking it in stride." Like this dude is taking it in stride.
(zooooom)
Here comes Blue, The Guitar Warrior.
We just landed in Italy and now we're about to rock out with...
Mark Hanna and the Mark Hanna Quartet. We were invited to share a few songs at...
their set and have a meal with family and friends...
a.k.a. Kass & Marco.
Throughout the course of the evening Blue has been looking at this group and...
I can see on his face... 'Man, just let me get that bass... just let me get that bass."
And eventually he does.
When the time comes, Mark calls for a solo and...
Blue does his thing.
Bassie Blue
Blue is a real funny guy and right now he's talking about the first single...
on his album being a love song to money.
"... like D'Angelo's 'How Does It Feel."
"Money is real...."
"Every night I think about you. When you're not around..."
"I want you more. I always check my bank account..."
"Because I like your numbers."
(laughs) "My whole song..."
"Money is the best accessory there is. When I'm standing next to my money, my money..."
"makes me look sexy. My money makes me look beautiful."
(laughs)
"You have to work on it. It needs work." (laughs)
And in the evening we have a jam session. This is Alessio.
Alessio is one of 3 pianist...
who i think that if it can be done...
and he can't do it now, he will find a way to...
and if its possible to be done and it hasn't...
he's gonna try to.
This guy practices everyday and I look forward to our first collaboration...
together.
After the jam session we get a little hungry so we take a walk through the city...
looking at the massive monuments that were built throughout...
Rome... headed to have dinner with family and friends.
a.k.a. Kass and Marco...
and Andrea. We get to the restaurant and...
I had no idea that Blue had never seen prosciutto.
He thought it was bacon.
It made for some good laughs. "You want some of that cured ham?" (laughs)
"I think I proved my point, I can play that song." The guitar comes out and Blue starts playing.
"Where I was gonna go with that was... having heard you play, there was little doubt in my mind..."
"that you could play anything that you desired to play."
"I appreciate that." This is just another magical moment shared with...
awesome humanoids.
The Collective!
( singing "Stairway To Heaven" )
This is not just music, ya'll.