How did it feel returning to New York years later and playing at Joes Pub?
It was so nice. I couldn’t imagine that it could happen. Traveling around the world with my band and music. It’s a gift. How did you find American audiences responding to your music? It’s interesting. It’s a challenge, because you don’t have the help of the lyrics. You must go through your music. Europeans are really open with non-English bands. In America, it’s hard, but they do pay a lot of attention. Then after the show they talk with you, about the details. In Brazil it’s more like a noisy show; nobody is really paying attention. One of the greatest things to happen for your record was being picked up in the Starbucks distribution chain. It was a great opportunity, because I don’t think the album could go so far in America as it did. America has so many artists already. It was a really nice opportunity. Now that you’ve found confidence in your music, let’s talk about lyrics. Let’s take my favorite song, “Espaconave,” for example. This song is funny. It means “spaceship.” I wanted s
