Michael Nappi
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“It really is, in the simplest terms, me telling the story of the places I’ve been and the places I’m going,” says singer/songwriter Michael Nappi of his debut album, Here We Go Again. “It’s both a look back at those defining moments that have shaped who I am today and a looking forward to facing things to come.”
Still, one could argue, there’s a certain irony to naming your debut album Here We Go Again. “I guess,” the New York native acknowledges, smiling. “But, look,” he continues with his trademark candor, “I’ve been doing this my whole life. To me, this album is the culmination of years of the proverbial blood, sweat, and tears. I’ve been writing and performing music in one form or another for as long as I can remember.”
The third of six children, Nappi’s passion for music began at an early age with his introduction to his father’s vintage LPs. The Beatles, along with classic crooners like Johnny Cash and Elvis, captivated the youngster and sparked many an impromptu performance, most often staged on his apartment building’s courtyard benches – and, on one auspicious occasion, on the hood of the superintendent’s green Pontiac, a disastrous foray which ended with the young Nappi snapping the antenna in half and tumbling off the car.
Undeterred, and armed with a trumpet from his fourth-grade music class, Nappi’s budding showmanship continued when he began serenading his neighbors from the family’s front steps with everything from Taps to classic Chicago riffs. “The trumpet was a blast,” he remembers.
Still, one could argue, there’s a certain irony to naming your debut album Here We Go Again. “I guess,” the New York native acknowledges, smiling. “But, look,” he continues with his trademark candor, “I’ve been doing this my whole life. To me, this album is the culmination of years of the proverbial blood, sweat, and tears. I’ve been writing and performing music in one form or another for as long as I can remember.”
The third of six children, Nappi’s passion for music began at an early age with his introduction to his father’s vintage LPs. The Beatles, along with classic crooners like Johnny Cash and Elvis, captivated the youngster and sparked many an impromptu performance, most often staged on his apartment building’s courtyard benches – and, on one auspicious occasion, on the hood of the superintendent’s green Pontiac, a disastrous foray which ended with the young Nappi snapping the antenna in half and tumbling off the car.
Undeterred, and armed with a trumpet from his fourth-grade music class, Nappi’s budding showmanship continued when he began serenading his neighbors from the family’s front steps with everything from Taps to classic Chicago riffs. “The trumpet was a blast,” he remembers.
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