How was playing all the summer festivals like Outsidelands and Bumbershoot?
It’s was amazing. All the kids signing in Portuguese like we used to with the Beatles in English – it’s very humbling. I feel it deep in my heart. Who is Bia Mendes? She’s an old friend I’ve known for 20 years. When Zelia left we were looking all over for a singer and thought we just might not have a female vocalist. Then we made “Mutates De Pois” and she sang on it and was amazed by her vocals. She has a very original voice and is always smiling. So your brother Arnaldo’s not playing with you? No, he hasn’t played with us for the last four gigs, but he’s happy. He put out a film about his life. I’m glad he’s happy. I would love to have him back, he was really starting to shine on the second tour. So it’s a completely different band now. Not really, the same spirit is there. Even though we are apart, Arnaldo and Rita live inside me – we’re close spiritually and we’re brothers. Those two years together, all that time making pranks and music. Os Mutantes were a good school for me to lear
