Alberto Rigoni: Guitar World interview

GUITAR WORLD: How did the dynamic change in terms of writing for a solo album as opposed to in a band setting?

I think that in a band setting, generally the writing process is more difficult or complex because you have to mix and adjust the different tastes and the point of view of each member to reach the final result.

In a word, you have to reach the compromise; not in a bad way, but in a meaningful way -- most of the time. This compromise could be avoided if only one member of the band leads the compositions. That happens, for example, in my progressive rock band TwinSpirits, where all the songs are composed by poly-instrumentist Daniele Liverani, although the other musicians have enough freedom to rearrange their own parts.

In my solo project, I have absolute freedom. I just follow my own sensitivity and sensibility. From the very beginning of my solo career, I didn’t want to follow any given music genre, relying exclusively on an instinctive way of composing. The result is an extreme variety of music genres, which is my strength, I think (and hope).

Solo projects also allow for utilization of the guest artist's musical signature (tone, rhythmic or harmonic/melodic approach). more

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