| Radio Interview - Marie Matteucci Interviewer - Sabrina Tomasi May 2001 S - I'm so pleased to have you here, I read your book Anachronism. You are so young and the book is extremely serious poetry. I would think that you have been through a lot. There is poem in the book titled, "An Ode to my Father" and all it says is,"intentionally left blank." Why? M- I wrote this book during a really hard time in my life, I had lost my Grandfather and kind had a breakdown and I just let everything come of out me, but I had been writing poetry forever. Most of the poems in this book were written during that time. Do you like how I danced around that? S- (laughs) okay, I'll move on. I'm sure a lot of people can relate to this book, especially those people who have been through a lot. M - Yeah, it's not like it's just one subject where it's about men or this or that, it's about everything, it's about life, religion, hypocrisy, death, war. There is something for everyone. S- Does writing help you emotionally? M- Well, it helped me through a really rough time. Sometimes it just helps for the moment. S- The dedication says, "This book is dedicated to Yoshiki Hayashi for always being on my side. I love you." Is this someone who is in your life now? M- Yes, he is my boyfriend. We've been together for over five years now. He is the owner and president of Extasy Records International which is a record label that is affiliated with Warner Bros. and he has seven artists signed to his label right now, one of which is sub.bionic. This band is absolutely incredible, there is no one else like them out right now. Jimmy Tucket who is the lead singer and who writes the lyrics is so talented. S- I understand that your boyfriend is extremely talented and has a very big name in Japan. M- He is very talented. He was in a band called X Japan who recently broke up. X Japan was a rock band and they sold millions and millions of albums. S- I understand that you were in one of his videos. M- Actually I was in three of his videos. (laughs) S- And this was back when you were a model. Marie Matteucci is a very beautiful woman, absolutely gorgeous. M- (laughs) and you are a very smart woman. S- (laughs) So is this how you two met? M- Yep. We have a lot in common. We have similar childhoods, parents, issues, our writing is very dark, we have the same sense of humor, like the same foods, we get along very well. S- So is there an engagement on the way? M- (laughs) You're an astrologer right? You tell me. - commercial break - S- So Marie, you have another book in the works right? M- Yes, it's called "World War 3." I'm very excited about it. S- Another poetry book? M- Yes, it's another book of poetry. It's even more complex than Anachronism, very dark and I'm sure it will offend a lot of people. I'm very proud of it. S- One of the poems that I really enjoyed in Anachronism that I really enjoyed was "The Third Song." What was that about? M- That one was about a man and woman who knew that they were wrong for each other but they still had a strong connection. That poem is quite personal actually. S- When do you write? When you are sad, happy, morning, night? M- Usually at night. I can't really write during the day. A lot of times I'll be trying to sleep and something will come to me and I'll jump up and get on the computer. Every single poem is about something that happened in my life, an experiance, every poem is so personal. When the book came out I was freaking out. I'm thinking, "okay $12.95 to buy the key that unlocks the door to my brain. S- Where can people purchase the book? M- It's available online, at Barnes & Noble, most major book stores. You can also order it over the phone by calling 1-877-823-9235. S- Thank you so much for coming on the show. It's been a pleasure. |