Nicht das, was andere in dir sehen wollen -
Die Geschichte erzählt die Reise des jungen MUSIKERS Johnny Virgil, der seinen eigenen Ambitionen zum Opfer fällt und im bedingungslosen Streben nach ERFOLG schließlich sich selbst verliert. Der Weg nach Oben fordert viele Opfer und als erstes gehen dabei die guten Vorsätze zwischen KUNST & KOMMERZ verloren. Nur die LIEBE zu sich selbst kann Johnny am E
nde retten. "Glaube an das, was du tust. Bleibe dir selber treu. Und wer weiss, wohin dich das noch bringen mag." -Kevin Gilbert "Johnnys last song"
// Das Album //
"The Shaming of the True" ist ein Album von Kevin Gilbert (1966-1996, USA). Posthum veröffentlicht im Jahre 2000.
// Die Live-Show //
Kevin Gilbert selbst bekam nie die Chance das ganze Album live zu spielen. Die einzigen Live Aufführungen lieferte Nick D'Virgillio, der auch entscheidend für die Fertigstellung und posthume Veröffentlichung des Albums verantwortlich war. (2002 und 2012).
2014 hat sich eine Gruppe von ambitionierten deutschen Musikern und Kevin Gilbert Fans zusammengefunden um "The Shaming of the True" auf eine deutsche Bühne zu bringen.
// Der Autor //
Kevin Matthew Gilbert (1966 - 1996) amerikanischer Songwriter, Musiker, Komponist, Produzent
// Illustrationen von John Seasbury //
// Kevin Gilbert Biografie - "in his own words" //
“My name is Kevin Gilbert. My album is called Thud. I was born with a piece of J.C. Penny stainless steel flatware in my mouth, and I scratched and clawed my way out of the upper middle class ghetto of San Mateo, California to become the feared yet loved pariah that I am today. I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling buildings and crushing ice. I write award-winning operas and translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I can cook two-minute eggs in less than a minute. I have been known to remodel subway stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat dispersion”.
“I have written number-one singles for a friend. I am an expert in glass bricklaying, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Brazil. I breed prize-winning clams. I wrote, produced, and played most of Thud in an overgrown home recording facility which I hand-built with money I earned composing innocuous television scores under an assumed name. I pay my bills on time. I don’t perspire. I think reverb is dishonest but sometimes necessary. I, too, have written and produced material for Madonna, and refused to have sex with her. Using only a hoe and a glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from an attack of ferocious army ants. I read ancient Egyptian manuscripts in the original Sanskrit”.
”I am an abstract sculptor, a master archer, and a ruthless bookie. I once engineered sessions for Michael Jackson and unknowingly offered him a bite of my hot dog. I own many of Burt Bachrach’s instrumental recordings and periodically annoy the neighbors by playing them at a high volume. I sleep only fifteen minutes a night and do so standing up. It is not true that I performed covert operations for the CIA. I think Peter Gabriel was a brilliant artist until he underwent EST training. I am an unselfish lover, an investor in the Chinese stock market, a rabble-rousing herdboy, and an inspiration for freedom fighters everywhere. My dad was a respected physicist, and I changed my name from Kelvin. Children trust me”.
“After one listen, I can play any song on several instruments. I do not own a television or a blues record. I was the lead singer and chief songwriter of Toy Matinee. I can make extraordinary four course meals using only a spatula and a toaster oven. I believed in and voted for Clinton. I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken to Elvis”.
”But I have never released a solo record.” — Kevin Gilbert. (taken of www.kevingilbert.com)
