Rossi began playing music at the age of four and he started to study violin at the age of ten. He entered the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi of Torino in 1981 and achieved his Diploma in 1992 at the omonimous school in Milano.
Along with his formal classical studies, he started to work with bands since the age of fifteen, mainly in the Turin's area. After his Diploma in 1992 he fully joined Mau Mau , a folk-rock Turin's band, with whom he recorded many albums and toured most of Europe and the Middle-East. Other Italian bands that featured his work are Casino Royale , Afterhours , La Crus , Cristina Donà , Bluvertigo and the singer song-writer Vinicio Capossela .
In 1990 he became a student of legendary guitarist Robert Fripp and followed intensively his Guitar Craft courses all over the world for a period of nearly four years.
In 1995 Rossi moved for good to the UK and began an intensive period of studying, practicing and preparing for the following six years, where he also achieved a BA in Composition at Bath Spa University College, in Newton Park, Bath and a MSC in Digital Music Technology at Keele University. In 1999 he attended a music course by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen in Kuerten, near Cologne, Germany. The two weeks period, however short in time, represented for Rossi one of the most important experiences, together with Guitar Craft, for his future musical career.
In 2000 Rossi was invited by musician Will Gregory, whom he met two years previously, to join his new band Goldfrapp. Since then Rossi has been part of all the live incarnations of the band, touring most of the world during the Felt Mountain Tour (2000-2002), Black Cherry Tour (2003-2004), Supernature Tour (2005-2006) and Seventh Tree Tour (2008). Although he has never played on any of the Goldfrapp's studio albums, he has recorded several b-sides, acoustic and live recordings of the band and a live DVD to which Rossi gave the name Wonderful Electric in 2004.
From the autumn of 2006 until February 2008, Rossi's career focussed mainly on studio work and string arranging. He uses his acoustic violins, violas and electric violins (which range goes down to the cello and even to the double bass lowest note) to re-create a whole orchestra. His work is featured in six songs of the Coldplay's studio album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, produced by Brian Eno, Markus Dravs and Rik Simpson. Violet Hill, first single released by the band on iTunes, features a soundscapes intro-like, which originally was an improvisation that Rossi and keyboard player Jon Hopkins did together during an early session with the band at their studio in London.
In late 2007, Rossi also contributed to the arranging and the performing of two songs from the album Mantaray by Siouxie Sioux, produced by Steve Evans and Charlie Jones. Mantaray, the debut solo album from renowned British artist Siouxsie, is her first solo recording without Siouxie & The Banshees or The Creatures. Rossi's work is featured in the tracks If It Doesn't Kill You and Sea of Tranquillity. The album, which was released on October 2007, has received many great reviews worldwide.
During the early part of 2008, Rossi met Verve's guitarist Nick McCabe, who invited him to play on a session for what was going to be their new upcoming album called Forth, which was then released in the August of the same year. Rossi' s contribution to this album can be heard in six tracks. In Love Is Noise, he contributes, with the lower strings of his electric violin, to the daunting sound of the famous loop upon which the whole song is then developed. Sit And Wonder is a ground-breaking collaboration of 'noises' with Nick McCabe, where guitar and electric violin play a dance of interweaving acid sounds and harmonies. More classic string arrangements can be heard on songs like Valium Skies, Judas, I See Houses and Rather Be. Rossi has also performed with The Verve during several live and TV shows of their latest summer campaign. Some of them include Glastonbury and the V Festival.
March 2009 sees the release of another important collaboration for Rossi. Norwegian band Röyksopp features his string arrangements in four of the eleven track of their new album Junior. These are: The Girl and the Robot, Röyksopp Forever, You Don't Have a Clue and Sliver Cruiser.
True Love
Davide Rossi Lyrics
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I had it once, I lost it though
And all along the fire below would rise
And I wish you could have let me know
What's really going on below
I've lost you now, you let met go but one last time
Remember once upon a time, when I was yours and you were blind
The fire would sparkle in your eyes and mine
So tell me you love me, if you don't then lie, oh lie to me
Just tell me you love, if you don't then lie, oh lie to me
If you don't then lie, oh lie to me
And call it true, call it true love
Call it true, call it true love
The song "True Love" by Davide Rossi talks about the complicated emotions associated with love and loss. The singer reflects on a past relationship where he once felt in control and in love, but eventually lost that connection. The chorus of the song features the singer pleading for his former partner to tell him that they still love him, even if it's a lie.
The opening lines of the song suggest a time when the singer had some power in the relationship, but that has since slipped away. The fire imagery throughout the song serves as a metaphor for the passion and intensity that was once there, but now only smolders. The singer wishes that his partner would have been more honest with him about what was going on beneath the surface, but now it's too late.
In the chorus, the singer asks for one last declaration of love, even if it's not true. This is a desperate attempt to hold onto the feelings and memories he had with this person, even if they are no longer real. The final lines of the song suggest that what he is feeling may not be genuine, yet he still calls it true love.
Overall, "True Love" is a powerful exploration of the complex emotions associated with love and loss. The song's use of vivid imagery and heartfelt lyrics make it a moving experience for listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
For a second, I was in control
For a brief moment, I had power and influence over my situation
I had it once, I lost it though
I used to have control, but now I don't
And all along the fire below would rise
Despite my loss of control, a burning passion and desire still exists within me
And I wish you could have let me know
I regret that you didn't communicate with me
What's really going on below
The true emotions or motives lying beneath the surface
I've lost you now, you let me go but one last time
I no longer have you, but there's a part of me that still wants you to hold on to me for a little longer
Tell me you love me, if you don't then lie, oh lie to me
I would rather hear a lie about your love for me than nothing at all
Remember once upon a time, when I was yours and you were blind
There was a time when we were together and you were oblivious to anything else
The fire would sparkle in your eyes and mine
We both had a burning passion and desire for each other
So tell me you love me, if you don't then lie, oh lie to me
I still want to hear that you love me, even if it's not true
Just tell me you love, if you don't then lie, oh lie to me
All I want is to hear you say that you love me, even if it's not real
If you don't then lie, oh lie to me
Please don't leave me in silence, any form of communication is better than nothing
And call it true, call it true love
Despite the possibility of it not being genuine, let's call our love true
Call it true, call it true love
Let's give our love a name, and call it true
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY JOHN MARTIN, GUY RUPERT BERRYMAN, JONATHAN MARK BUCKLAND, WILLIAM CHAMPION
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@vernyfernandez
I want to see Coldplay live before I die
@emmanuelrodriguez9805
I say the same :/ 2015
@MrTacopaco21
I feel you
@BrookeInProgress
This has been #1 on my bucket list for about eight years now...still haven't gotten to do it yet
@moniirn
me tooo 😭😭😭😭❤
@Panfly12345
I already did :P
@crazymacattack
nothing better than chris martin's voice mixed with strings. it's like heaven.
@megusta1235
#3:21 the most beautiful guitar solo i've ever heard in my life...
@ARWA8400
his voice is just angelic
@Sweet2Rani
extremely beautiful. It almost hurts in my soul :)