Legendary hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has issued the following update from the road in South America:
"I have the next few days off to get ready for our brutal four [shows] in a row (brutal only because I'm a wuss now and hate doing more than two in a row, haha) then I'm off next week to Sweden for the weekend at the Sweden Rock Festival. From there, I'm heading back to L.A. for two shows in California, one at home, one in San Fran. After that, I have to return to Europe to do a one-off album I'll be able to speak more of for Frontiers Records which I will be collaborating with members of Sweden's AOR gods ECLIPSE and WORK OF ART. I will be meeting up with my boy, Luke (that's Steve Lukather for the rest of you, haha) in Amsterdam to hang at his show on July 8. Rumor has it we will jam something out, which, damn it, it's about time! I've known the guy for 23 years and have NEVER jammed with him. Good thing we'll be a in boring, quiet, safe town like Amsterdam to hang and keep us out of trouble.
"From there, I have some videos to shoot for my album, the CD art will be completed, and we will finally launch it early September starting with a free download sometime in August. By the way, the new album is appropriately titled 'Beautiful Mess'. I love the title as it signifies much about my life both professionally and personally. There will be a page dedicated the album created along with soundbytes, video clips, info and more regarding 'Beautiful Mess' coming very soon.
"Then in October comes the mighty Firefest show in the UK on October 25. I will be shooting a live DVD at this one as the last one was over six years ago now and it's time to update what I'm up to live. In tow with me will be the guys that have been with me all the years, Howie Simon, Gary Schutt and David Dzialak. It's gonna be great to be around so many friends in the biz again; this festival is run by some very good people who do it for the love of the music and genre. It's more fun than work to be a part of this event.
"Lastly, as if it isn't enough already, Luke and I have been talking again about doing this postponed album together finally. We both got too swamped to go for it back in '06 but three years later, we will put our collective minds together and blast out something we wanna do! Somewhere in there, I will eventually tour for 'Beautiful Mess'. One thing at a time!"
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Il est lui même coincé entre ses origines hard, son eclectisme et son désir de rester moderne.
