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 Chris Mann, singer (USA), 20/12/2009
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Chris Mann began his professional career as an opera singer in Italy after graduating from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Classical Voice. While overseas, Chris’ path was forever changed when he visited a psychic on the opera’s closing night. The cards were reveled and consequently, Chris returned to the U.S. to concentrate on his true passion – writing and singing his own pop songs. |
When you cried last time and, if no secret, for what reason? I don't cry very easily - BUT, I cried a few months back after having a pretty rough fight with someone I loved dearly. They were crying. I was crying. Everyone was crying. It was one of those fights that was really intense because we both love each other so much. Sometimes it's rough when you care so much. We resolved everything and all is well but it will stay with me for a long long time. I wrote a song about it on my upcoming record - called 'I Never Meant to Make You Cry'. There's a video of a performance of the song on my Youtube page.
There are some events during our life, when it seems as there is no way out. That could be tragic circumstances or such assessment of them. At that time, what's the thing to do? I've definitely felt hopeless before. It's a horrible feeling. I use to be on 'Sony' and my label shut down 6 weeks before my record released. It was tragic, to me. To work so hard towards my dreams and to have the rug pulled out from under me was really rough. I had a few days where I was super depressed and just laid around but then I snapped out of it. I'm a big, big believer that everything happens for a reason and there is a master plan. I can really look back, at this point in my life, and see the path working for me - even if it hurt for a while along the way. Losing a record deal is irrelevant compared to real problems in the world - to those people and situations I pray and try to think broad. After some serious self reflection and prayer - and TIME - things clear up.
Could you please choose any event of last days, weeks or months, that has distressed you? It can be any happening on a local or international scale. How could you comment on it? The shootings a few months back in TX at the military base really bothered me. There was another shooting the next day somewhere else in an office building. It's disgusting. One horrible shooting in the shadows of another. I have a hard time with all this gun violence that's happening so frequently. There are wars all over the world right now and, yet, we still have to worry about our safety when going to work? It's horrible.
There's always a new danger watching for humanity in its way, always a new temptation we're ready succumb to. What's the danger of our days? And what's the way to avoid this trap? Wow. This is such a loaded question! You could write an entire thesis on this. Temptation - I find I can avoid temptation if I surround myself with good people. Associate with good and you will, most likely, stay good. Short, easy answer, but true.
What are the main obstructions to apply humanities principles at our today's life? Could they be solved? I think we all just need to remember that we're all human and that we all make mistakes. It's not easy to do but I know I, personally, would probably be happier if I remembered this little fact. And think about how much less road rage would happen!! Ha.
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