INTERVIEW MONSTRE : DENVER CUSS: " A Ricard and a cigarette in the square before playing a gig to a room full on enthusiastic mods."

La flamme de la soul music est magnifiquement entretenue par de jeunes artistes. Denver Cuss fait partie de cette nouvelle génération qui, tout en maintenant solidement le cap tracé par les légendes (Irma Thomas, Aretha Franklin...), apportent un vent de fraîcheur et d'enthousiasme bienvenu. Denver a aimablement accepté de répondre à nos questions. Nous lui en sommes très reconnaissants. Taste question: Which artists have influenced you the most, and what can you tell us examples about this influence? Who is the artist you dislike and why will he/she never influence you? I’m hugely influenced by soul music from the 50s through to the early 70s- I love the production style of music from Irma Thomas, The Impressions, The Sapphires and then more modern artists like Thee Sacred Souls and Thee Sinseers. I don’t see much benefit to focusing on an artist who doesn’t influence me since they don’t influence me! Intellectual question: Which 'non-musical artist (filmmaker, writ...