A Conversation with CéU (continued)

PM: So are you what you'd call a spiritual person, CéU?

C: [laughs] Oh, yes, yes. I mean, it's a very complex question, but yeah, I consider myself a spiritual person. I try every day, I try to do my things with love. I think each day it's an important day to learn something, so maybe this is being spiritual. So in my own way I consider myself trying to improve, make myself better.

PM: Maybe I'll ask you last a question that I frequently ask first. And that is: What kind of a family and a home did you grow up in, and when did music take a hold of you as what you wanted to do?

C: I grew up in a very musical environment. My father really does love and he lives music. That's his language. So he taught me a lot about music, real music, traditional things, and to really listen to things. And my mom, she's more executive professional, but she loves to sing and she knows a lot of Brazilian stuff. My brother plays the piano and sings, too, so it helped me to fall in love with music.

PM: So they must be so amazed by your career and happy about what's going on with you, right?

C: Yes. They are really happy. They've helped me a lot. At first they were kind of worried because it's hard to make a living from music. But now they are really happy. [laughs] My father, he was, "Oh, my God! Are you sure you'd like to be a singer?"

[laughter]

C: But then he saw that things are going well, and yes.

PM: Well it's so nice to talk to you, CéU. I hope that your tour goes very well. There's nobody like you in America. There's no one on the American scene that is singing really groove-based music that's very deep like yours, and very beautiful. It's all much more shallow to my ears.

C: Thank you so much. Thank you.

PM: But I can feel what a deep and lovely person you are.

C: [laughs]

PM: It's right in somebody's voice, don't you think, in the way that they speak?

C: [laughs] Thank you, Frank. I'm really glad that you feel this from me.

PM: Thank so much for talking with us. Yes, I'm going to see if I can fly to one of your shows, because I want to see you live.

C: Yeah. I think we are going to come again in October with the whole band, that will be really nice. Because this is a half an hour show.

PM: Ah, right, it's just an opener.

C: Yes.

PM: Okay. Well, then when you come back with the big band, I'm going to get in touch with Six Degrees, and I'm going to come meet you and see a show.

C: All right.

PM: Thank you, CéU, for your time.

C: Thank you, Frank, for yours.

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