Gabe Guazzini, 36, is a part owner of One Eyed Jack Rock Bar in Florence, Italy. Besides being an owner and a bartender Gabe is a musician. He plays bass, guitar, harmonica, and he is a singer. Throughout his life music has play a big part. After a breakup with his girlfriend of eight years Gabe decided to drop everything in Florence and move to Seattle. Obviously he was feeling upset and the move helped him to take his mind of things. While in Seattle Gabe worked for a small time record label as a graphic designer, he designed some posters and cover art for while on that job. Eventually the label merged with a larger label and he was let go. He got a job at a pizza restaurant but without a visa he had come back to Florence after only a few months in Seattle.
Eventually back in Florence he met up with an old friend and took part owner in One Eyed Jack’s. One Eyed has some of the best music out of any bar in Florence. Sticking with Rock and Roll all the time creates an awesome atmosphere and strays away from gangster rap or club music. Gabe also is in a band here in Florence where they play Psychedelic/70s esque rock music. Gabe life’s his live like a wave and he never knows what he may end up doing. When asked about where he wants to be he said “I want to be back in the US, eventually”.
Justin,
ReplyDeleteThis is your best post yet.
Great choice for an interview, and a reader gets a good feel for what Gabe's life and interests are now.
Detailing all the instruments Gabe plays is smart. How would you have described him physically, or his voice, his mannerisms? All these things help a reader "see" and "hear" an interview subject.
It's OK to include statements like "One Eyed has some of the best music in Florence," but try to back that up with examples. Like: On a recent Monday Open Mic Night, two bass players from Amsterdam jammed on Entwhistle and John Paul Jones for an hour.
One last thing: You need to pay more attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Example: Your first reference says One Eyed Jack Rock Bar, but later references say Jack's.
Example: You wrote... "Eventually back in Florence he met up with an old friend and took part owner in One Eyed Jack's."
Polished, it would be:
Eventually, back in Florence, he met up with an old friend and partnered with him for One Eyed Jack.