Primarily influenced by the classic song writing of John Lennon, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Rhett May is a rock writer who has moulded his own sound over several decades in the industry. His self-produced rock is simple, raw and home-made – without over-the-top production but with plenty to say about May’s take on the modern world.
Having
spent a large part of his childhood in Calcutta, India, his guitar led songs
are infused with the sounds of the Indian streets, giving his music a different
flavour to the majority of current, cookie cutter rock music. By blending classic
sensibilities with a twist of Indian culture, he has created a string of
upcoming singles, the first of which will be ‘The Violence of Ice’ – out
October 2nd.
With a musical
career which spans back to the seventies when his band Lucifer supported
legendary rock band Queen, Rhett May is a voice of experience in a rock world
which has become increasingly shallow. He’s toured the world, seen the music
industry from the inside, and watched the dark side of the business consume
those around him.
Throughout
those experiences, Rhett May continually turned away the excesses of the
industry, choosing instead to write his own story as opposed to those who fell
into the clutches of addiction. His is a positive message, song writing
influenced by a wide and varied back story which took him from an orphanage at seven
years old, to the streets of Calcutta in India, to settling in Melbourne,
Australia as part of Lucifer.
It’s a
lifetime of stories that shape Rhett May’s song writing, not to mention his
work ethic – both musically and personally – which sees him answering every
piece of fan mail individually.
And come the
release of ‘The Violence of Ice’ on October 2nd, we suspect he’ll be answering plenty more.
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