1999 - 2009 -- 10 Year Annivarsary
29th Jul
What happened on this date in Stone Roses history ?
"Nothing to report today"
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Louis Malvessi
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So tell us your name and what do you do in the band?
My name's is Louis Malvessi, and i play the drums for the complete stone roses.
What age are you?
I’m 23, one of the youngest in the band. At least until John begins.
So have you been in any other bands?
What brought me to music, was.. well that i liked it really ha-ha, i had a friend who had a band , well we had the idea for a band , but no instruments, so we had all these titles for songs and stuff but we couldn’t play any instruments. And i was about 12 .. that was my first band. I just really learned how to play, i stayed with the band for about 2 – 3 years . Since then i have always been in different bands, i was always involved in music, trying to bring my level up always.
Are you a big roses fan?
Coming from Brazil, i didn’t really know who the stone roses were, they didn’t have a large fan base at the time, they had some fans but not many, i was born in a different time, i am a son of the 90’s, son of nirvana and bands of that time, but now i would say i am a big fan, i appreciate there taste, they’re playing. They were never about anything but the music, i liked that about them.
What kind of music are you into?
I like 70;s and 80’s ... I’m a big fan of rush, the Canadian band , they are one of my favourite bands. I like Brazilian music as well. To be honest i am more into classic music , older stuff than new age music , i like kings of Leon and bands like that , i think they are fucking brilliant , but when I’m in my house , or I buy a CD I always end up buying something that is somehow disconnected from everything else that’s going on , on the radio or t.v. I don’t know why. I have a tendency to be an alternative person .
So what’s your role in the band? where do you fit in ?
We are all different in the band , myself i don’t like much drinking or partying , i like it when im in the mood , so i am quite of a quiet guy most of the time , but it doesn’t bother me. Im sort of different than the other guys , but it doesn’t effect us , at the end of the day we got on stage and play toghther with no differences , we completment each other on stage
So do you have any musical idols, or people you look up too?
Marky ramone , the drummer from the ramones , he was my first idol and is still sumone who means alot to me .. ever since i started playing drums I have had had hard times .. to be a professional musician is not easy , and to see sumone achieve it inspires you. I would say my first idols are still my idols today. Rush drummer Neil Peart, marky ramone, they are still my idols.
Who would you love to work with?
I would love to play drums for bad religion, i love them, they are one of my favourite bands.
Is there anything you’d love to do as a band?
I just want more of what we have at the moment , i would love bigger gigs , playing with bigger Pa’s things like that. I love what im doing i am just looking for more of the same. I am happy where i am.
What would be the dream gig for you?
Every gig that i feel in the mood for, where i play well, is a dream gig for me. On my list of priorities in life , at the top is playing our gigs well , when i play well i feel like i have accomplished my goals. I could have 3 dream gigs in a week ha-ha. When the crowd respond to the music , it is the best feeling ever. I have never experienced anything like that in my life.
Where do you see yourself in a couple of year’s time?
Im happy where i am right now , i think we are reaching more and more things as a band , so hopfully in a few years i will still be doing this , but in a better way. Just being happy while i play means alot to me.
What’s been the most memerable thing that’s happened to you in the band?
It might sound cheesy but just joining the band. When i joined the band i felt like it was a gift. It was great. Then playing on big stages for big crowds is amazing , its pricless. I rwalise i am one of a few who had the chance to realise there dream.
