Since I don’t suffer from the stagnancy mental block can cause, one time when I got stuck for lyrics while writing “Iron sharpens iron’, I remembered my visit a few years ago, to Bob Marley’s house in Kingston Jamaica, the place where assassins attempted to take him out. Were there any memorable or standout moments during the recording sessions for 'Radical Son - Back to Roots?'ĮCSTO: As a matter of fact, yes a few. Later, I found out that my friend was set up by those whom he trusted and so I also wrote “Iron sharpens Iron” which refers to friends raising up instead of bringing down friends. It took me less than an hour to write “Another name in Heaven’s Journal” because of the shock and pain it caused me. I had just seen and spoken to him hours before. However, halfway through writing the song, I got the terrible news that a close friend of mine was gunned down in a drive-by shooting. song I started writing for the album was born. What was the initial spark or idea that led to the creation of 'Radical Son - Back to Roots?'ĮCSTO: Listening to Peter Tosh’s “Fools die for want of wisdom” & “Pick myself up” inspired me to take a crack at writing songs through observant eyes of one who lives a conscious, down to Earth life. It has allowed me to present to the world my take on Reggae music with relatable and though provoking lyrics. ‘Radical Son – Back to Roots’ has done just this for me. So, while I had a desire to understand and emulate the techniques of Rock, Pop, RnB, Christian & Instrumental, which I have done with a good degree of satisfaction (view Emmanuel Carlos St.Omer on Spotify), I always wished to create my own journey along the pathways of artists such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh whose messages in songs, touched, moved, and shaped lives in positive and conscious ways. The hits coming out of the UK and the US took precedence over the local and regional tunes out of Trinidad and Jamaica especially. Lucia, West indies where I was born, I was exposed to many genres of music from a young age. How does 'Radical Son - Back to Roots' reflect your musical journey and growth as an artist?ĮCSTO: ‘Radical Son – Back to Roots’ for me is like coming full circle as an Artist and a Songwriter.
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