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Hollywood’s Not America

Ferras is climbing the charts with his debut album, and his song Hollywood’s not America is not only getting tons of airplay on the radio it has also been featured on American Idol and The N. Not bad for Ferras first CD, so before he makes it to big he sat down and told me about his debut album Aliens & America!

Seriously? OMG! WTF?: What is your obsession with aliens?
Ferras: “…that’s a good question, I think aliens are so cool because we don’t know if they really exist and we don’t know what they are and I think that they look at us from far away and observe us”
“I kind of feel like I’m kind of an outsider in a lot of ways and I feel like I do the same thing I observe life from kind of a distance even though I’m on this planet, and I feel a connection with them and feel that they are mysterious and want to meet one.”

SOW: What is the meaning of Hollywood’s not America?
Ferras: “…sentiment, staying true to yourself, in amidst a world that celebrates phoniness and kind of fakeness, things like that. It was written about a girl who moves out to California to achieve her dreams, to be a celebrity and a household name. She does that but at the end of the day realizes that she’s empty inside because she lost herself and didn’t have love in her life. One thing that I’ve realized in a world of illusion that is Hollywood, the most important thing is to realize that you’re doing a job and never to lose sight of the art and the passion of why you’re doing it. People who want to be celebrities for no reason are cool, but at the end of the day, if you don’t have a good concept of self, I think it’s a dangerous game to play.”

SOW: What was your reaction when you heard that American Idol and The N wanted to feature Hollywood’s not America?
Ferras: “I’m stoked. Still the American Idol thing is done; The N is being incredibly supportive. They’re so awesome. To have your music featured or have your music featured period on such great shows and channels and what not, people appreciate the art you put out there and there’s no greater feeling than to know that you’re touching and inspiring people and they appreciate your art.”

SOW: You say you are into snow globes…if you could make a snow globe (besides yourself) what would put in it?
Ferras: “Probably would put a world that I wanted to create. Probably a place with lots of palm trees, a spaceship, a microphone, a beach, and a piano, and just a lot of things, and of course…snow.”

SOW: Who are musical inspirations and how has that influenced your sound?
Ferras: “I’d say Elton John, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Tori Amos, Cat Stevens, Bowie, Freddie Mercury.”
“I think they’re all amazing songwriters and they tell a story and their music is when you listen to it, you feel something. So I think that me listening to that kind of music growing up helped me to write songs where I could have become vulnerable, or it comes from an honest place.”

SOW: Tell my readers why they should pick up your album Aliens and Rainbows, besides that fact that it is amazing!
Ferras: “Pick it up if you want to be entertained, and if you want something different from the kind of music that’s out there right now. If you want music that’s inspiring and fun and music that causes you to think and if you want to get away from your everyday life. There’s a song on the record for each kind of feeling that you have. I think it’s a record you grow with and it’s a record that can help you get through things and inspire you.”

Seriopusly guys pick up Ferras‘ Aliens & American because you really will be entertained by how different and good it is!!!

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