Mitchell Trupia

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The Fire. The Passion. The New American Songwriter: Mitchell Trupia By Kristine Johnson / Savannah, Ga.

What an awesome show. How do you do it each night?

"I try to meditate before each performance. Whether I am going to play in a bar or at a concert. I am going to bring my best each night. I try to tap into a higher part of myself in order to escape this reality."

It seems to work, you become something else on stage.

"Still, bad nights may happen now and then. Mistakes, sound problems. All kinds of things can distract me and the boys in Green Street...like wild women getting on stage with us!," he laughs out loud. Mitchell's smile, like his music, is infectious.

The rock and roll clown... Mitchell Trupia is funny. His smile lights up the room. Piercing blue eyes startle me. He seems shy at first. It takes a few minutes before he is able to relax. He fidgets a lot. Keeps mentioning how he needs new guitar strings. Trupia laughs about a lot of little things going on during the interview at the cafe in Savannah, GA -- the waitresses hair, my designer bag, the reason he began writing, how his work has recently been published in a book. The interview lasts an hour. We got nothing accomplished. We talked a lot. I listened a lot. We laughed out loud a few times. I asked Mitchell to stay a few more minutes and talk about the songs. He smiled and said, "We just did. Everything is about -- a song to me." I asked about the infamous "V song." the Vampire song. He just smiled. "Is any of it true?" I asked. He paused and flashed that grin again. Symbolically, it appears to be a song about craving the feminine. But I wanted to hear it from the author himself. This new American songwriter. "I know what the song means to me. I would rather know what it means to you," Trupia replies. He stays ten minutes longer and I realize -- I am being interviewed by him! All in all, a great show and a great time. I go home blasting "Biological Net" on my car stereo and try to figure out how to explain this (lack of an) interview to my editor. My answer comes while driving, and I feel relieved when Mitchell sings, "But, I hear a 50's station in the background." I think the lyric is about spacing out. That pretty much sums it for me, but what does it mean to you? -CJ

Listen: http://Myspace. com/MitchellTrupia

- See Mitchell Trupia and the Green Street Band Live in Concert @ STAGES July 22, 2008 Performing the Top 10 internet hits: "Biological Net" "Straightjacket" "the Vampire Song" and "Only You and Me." Plus, other favorites: "5 Roses," "Give Soul Love," and "Not Too Shy." - Also, check out Mitchell's Open Mic with the Green Street Band, Tuesday Nights @ Tavern on the Park on Hilton Head Island, SC

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