« I’ll try to give short answers but that’s the hardest thing in the world for me to do » », claims Devon Graves at the beginning of the interview. We’re warned! What’s more, we had many questions to ask the guitarist / singer / flautist. As a result, we get such a rich and dense interview. Devon Graves (whose real name is Buddy Lackey, but he doesn’t like being called so), shows a lot of passion throughout this interview, but also a stunning and nearly frightening honesty. That’s how we learn what encouraged him to switch from Psychotic Waltz to Deadsoul Tribe, then from this one to his brand new band, The Shadow Theory, a kind of « dream team » he seems very proud of, and very hopeful for the band’s future. But his words about the Psychotic Waltz ‘s carrier are even more striking, about their unrealistic hopes and their disappointments of never having seized the opportunities, and finally the amazement they felt when seeing the band achieving an iconic status.
Then, Devon gives us a dark overview of the progressive scene, from which he’s very close, paradoxically as it may seem. He also talks about him, and reveals us his joys and doubts…
Let’s end this introduction with a funny anecdote : in 2004, Deadsoul tribe was performing at the Transclub, in Lyon (they were the support act for Rage). I precisely remember a young girl (very charming, but that’s not the point.) While the band was playing on stage, she was standing still right in front of it, apart from the crowd, and she was so motionless that it seemed her body didn’t mean anything for her. Some tears were falling down her cheek, some lively droplets full of passion. What she was feeling at this moment seemed so strong that it was hard for me to look away, as if a light-beam was encircling her. This is, precisely, what we call the Devon Graves effect.
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