Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Quote of the Day: El “chamo” Chao

Manu Chao: It's funny, because in the Latin world, nobody knows where I'm from. A lot of people think I'm Argentine. A lot of people think I'm from Mexico. It's more the accent and some expressions that change. Grammatically it's really the same, but of course there are some words that you can say in Venezuela but no one will understand in Spain. There's one on the next album. There's a word that only Venezuelan people can understand.

Pitchfork: What does it mean?

Manu Chao: It means, it's like a...what is the symbol of America?

Pitchfork: The bald eagle?

Manu Chao: It's like an eagle.”

--Excerpt from an interview by indie music site Pitchfork Media with Manu Chao.

(Hat tip: Largehearted Boy).

Sources- Largehearted Boy, Pitchfork Media

Image- Coachella

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, no picking on Manu!

Anonymous said...

I heard a sneak peak of his new album. It is awesome

Anonymous said...

this was a great interview with a great artist. i just saw manu in brooklyn, got to say it was probably one of THE best concerts i had ever been to - surreal. am eager to hear La Radiolina on 9/4!!

Hodad said...

buena 'onda, pura vida

"me gusta" ...........todo