Matteo Bocelli‘s relationship along with his father, beloved Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, means every thing to him.
“Due to my dad, I had the pleasure to be on probably the most well-known levels of the world and acquired to journey everywhere in the planet,” 25-year-old Matteo tells Billboard. “Bringing our voices on levels, we had been bringing a narrative that’s true and genuine. As I at all times say, music is about authenticity, as a result of while you’re not truthful to music, the music gained’t work and other people gained’t really feel it. Our duet ‘Fall On Me’ is a music that talks a couple of true relationship between father and son and it’s most likely why folks actually felt the music they usually had been so excited to see us collectively on a regular basis.”
Whereas he’s already had a powerful quantity of musical expertise due to working and performing along with his father, Matteo is able to re-introduce himself to the world on his personal — however not with out paying tribute to the household who supported him alongside the best way. The singer dropped a brand new solo single, “Chasing Stars,” on Friday (July 28), which was written by pop celebrity Ed Sheeran and his brother Matthew about their very own father.
“After I was youthful, my father was my hero / Let me hop on his shoulders, we sang to the moon,” Matteo’s honeyed vocals croon on the opening traces of the heartfelt ballad, which, as anticipated, Andrea beloved. “As soon as my father heard that first line calling him my hero, he stated, ‘I like this music,’” Matteo remembers with fun, earlier than sharing how supportive the Italian legend has been whereas his son labored to carve his personal inventive path.
“My father helped this massive step really feel somewhat smaller,” he says. “I’m very grateful for every thing that he taught me, the values that he gave to me and all of the vocal strategies. Each time I’ve jobs, I nonetheless go to him and ask him how I ought to use my voice. He’s at all times saying, ‘I’m right here for you that can assist you for no matter you want.’ I feel that that is what father ought to at all times do. Let their sons dwell their lives however at all times be there to help and provides recommendation.”
Having a music written by Ed Sheeran on his debut album made the music even sweeter, as Matteo has been a fan of the celebrity since he launched 2011’s “The A Crew.”
“To assume that in my very first album, I’ve a music with him, it’s unbelievable. It’s actually a privilege,” Matteo says, noting that he met Sheeran “a number of occasions” through the years, however actually acquired to know him again when he labored with Andrea on his 2017 “Excellent Symphony” duet. “We stored in touch, and afterward, we requested if it was potential to have a music written by him. We thought it’d be a privilege to have one among his songs and he despatched us ‘Chasing Stars.’ I fell in love with the music within the very first second as a result of it’s stunning, the melody and in addition the lyrics. It wasn’t a music that he wrote for me. It was a music that he did for himself — however what’s cool is the music has a theme that’s fairly frequent as a result of we each have a shared worth of household and a ardour for music.”
He continues, “I discovered so many connections on that music that I stated, ‘I’ve acquired to do it.’ Not solely as a result of every thing Ed touches is gorgeous, but in addition as a result of all of the items of the puzzle had been becoming completely.”
As for the age-old phrase, “By no means meet your heroes,” the warning proved to be fully unfaithful in Matteo’s expertise working with Sheeran. “One of many issues that I respect a lot about Ed is that in his music and artwork typically, he is aware of what it means to be free and to have the liberty to do what you’re keen on in your manner,” Matteo says. “Many artists of their profession have been judged for what they had been doing or the best way they had been bringing music to folks. For that reason, he gave me the liberty to carry out the music the best way I like. He wasn’t in any respect the kind to be like, ‘No, you bought to do that, you bought to try this.’ He inspired me to carry out it the best way I really feel, as a result of he stated, ‘On the finish of the day, you’re going to be on stage performing the songs.’”
The Parisi-produced “Chasing Stars” shall be featured on the singer’s upcoming debut solo album, fittingly titled Matteo, set for launch on September 22 by way of Capitol Data. The 12-track venture will function each Italian and English songs capturing this new chapter in Matteo’s life.
Regardless of his confidence in taking this subsequent step as a solo artist, Matteo continues to be rising and studying who he’s, similar to any 25-year-old. “They at all times ask me who I’m at the moment and I at all times say, ‘Actually, I don’t know,’ as a result of it’s actually a selected and specific part of my life,” he says of how he views himself at this second. “That is why one of many first concepts we considered was to name the album Fasi, which implies ‘phases’ in English, as a result of it’s a vital second of my life with many, many adjustments. I’m tremendous comfortable about the entire music I made these final two years and this report would be the product of attending to experiment and work with many writers and composers. You study so many issues, you will have so many experiences and so many tales to inform. I hope that the ideas and all of the tales and emotion will have the ability to join with folks.”
Hearken to “Chasing Stars,” and watch the transferring music video, beneath.
