Roberto de Carvalho: “I still feel Rita Lee alive in me”
Rita Lee ouviu a guitarra de Roberto de Carvalho antes de conhecê-lo – e gostou. A música em que ele tocava era Bandido Coração, composta por Rita para Ney Matogrosso nos anos 1970. Neste episódio de The Business of Life, apresentado por Nilton Bonder, o músico, compositor e produtor Roberto de Carvalho fala sobre como […] The post Roberto de Carvalho: “Ainda sinto a Rita Lee viva em mim”…
Roberto de Carvalho, musician, composer, and producer, has spoken about his nearly 50-year partnership with Rita Lee, which ended with her death in 2023. In an episode of The Business of Life, presented by Nilton Bonder, Roberto shared how he gave up on being a diplomat to pursue music, inspired by his grandfather Zenóbio da Costa, a former Minister of War and ambassador to Paraguay.
Roberto met Rita Lee through Ney Matogrosso and soon became her partner in music and life, helping her through difficult times, including her pregnancy, imprisonment by the dictatorship, and financial struggles. He described their creative process as intimate and personal, with Rita writing lyrics to melodies he would improvise. Roberto now says he still feels Rita's presence in him, and is living a new chapter in his life.
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