Cerati was in a coma for over four years, after suffering a stroke on May 15, 2010, right at the end of a show in Caracas - Venezuela, on the final leg of his Fuerza Natural tour. The situation -which ocurred backstage at the dressing room- was quickly reported by news agencies and via tweets. After a period of intensive care hospitalization in Caracas, he was flown on a private ambulance-jet to Buenos Aires where he spent the next 4 years in an induced coma. He passed away in a local hospital due to respiratory failure. The news on September 4th, 2014 shook the rock community worldwide.
Cerati was widely acknowledged for his lead and rhythm guitar talents -and for his ability to play solos while singing at the same time in perfect key, as well as for the lyrical content of his songwriting, all of which helped to consolidate him as one of the most prolific and important rock musicians in the continent.
Cerati founded Soda Stereo in 1982 with bassist Zeta Bosio. Drummer Charly Alberti joined them shortly after. The band released its first album in August 1984 and dissolved in late 1997.
Cerati's first main venture away from Soda Stereo (apart from creating the band Fricción in 1985) with Richard Coleman and drummer Fernando Samalea, was the album Colores Santos in 1992: an experimental project in collaboration with musician Daniel Melero, that anticipated the sonic experimentation of Soda Stereo's late 1992 album, Dynamo.
He released his first full solo effort Amor Amarillo in 1993, while still a member of Soda. Zeta Bosio and then-wife Cecilia Amenábar collaborated on the project. The album featured more introspective lyrics, a fair amount of electronic experimentation and was well received by both the critics and the public. He then returned to Soda Stereo releasing Zona de Promesas, (a compilation album of remixes which contained the eponymous track as an opener). Zona de Promesas is an intimate and delicate song that focuses on the relationship he had with his mother (Lilian Clark). The albums Sueño Stereo and Comfort y Música Para Volar (MTV Unplugged) followed. Shortly after the band decided to split and launched a farewell tour in late 1997. After the farewell tour, Cerati embarked in a couple of projects that dealt exclusively with electronic music. He formed the group Plan V together with Chilean musicians Andrés Bucci, Guillermo Ugarte and Christian Powditch, and shortly after the duo Ocio with Flavio Etcheto also known as Flavius.
His second solo album Bocanada was released in 1999. The record embraced both the style that made Soda Stereo famous, and a newer style reminiscent of his electronic projects.
In 2001, Cerati wrote the soundtrack for the movie + Bien directed by Eduardo Capilla, in which he also stars and marked his acting debut. Another soundtrack he produced was for the movie "Solo Por Hoy". That same year he recorded 11 Episodios Sinfónicos, -a live recording of him singing accompanied by The Buenos Aires Symphonic Orchestra, directed by Alejandro Terán, a veteran from La Portuaria, who also is proficient in Classical music direction and conduction.
Siempre Es Hoy was released in 2002, and showcased a new perspective on his music and sound. A mixture of electronica, and electric rock sounds, Siempre Es Hoy is the longest running LP (timewise) in his solo career. Containing seventeen tracks and over one hour and ten minutes of running play time, the album was widely acclaimed. Reversiones was released a year later in 2003, and complied remixes from the Siempre Es Hoy album by various artists from Mexico, Argentina, Germany, etc.
Ahí Vamos (2006) was considered a return to his more classic rock style as it contains heavier sounds and a much wider guitar/drums presence. Many consider this album -along with Amor Amarillo, his finest solo efforts.
Despite stating previously that the Grammy Awards were of little importance to him, he attended the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony on November 2, 2006 where he was awarded in the Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song, categories.
In 2007, Cerati toured for one last time with Soda Stereo for a massive reunion tour, that took them all across Latin America and the United States.
Cerati produced albums for several artists, most notably "Sueños en Transito" for Nicole and "Mar" for Leo Garcia. He was major sponsor and collaborator in the development and acknowledgement of Babasónicos. He also contributed on several albums for other relevant Argentinean and Latin American artists such as Fricción -which he co-founded, Caifanes from Mexico, and Shakira from Colombia. On July 7, 2007 he performed with her at Live Earth, in Germany. He also joined forces with other prominent musicians as The Police's guitarist Andy Summers for a Spanish version of "Bring On The Night" / "Tráeme La Noche", and with Roger Waters from Pink Floyd on a yet unreleased song they recorded in 2008. He performed live alongside other prominent Argentinean musicians including Luis Alberto Spinetta, Charly García, Andrés Calamaro, Mercedes Sosa and many others.
Gustavo Cerati's last studio album Fuerza Natural won the Best Rock Album award and Best Rock Song award for Déjà Vu during the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards. It also received the award for best packaging and design at the same event. The album's lyrics and rock sound which at times is reminiscent of the Beatles' psychedelic period, showcased a very hopeful Cerati, with mystical and illuminated lyrics that spoke of his hopes for both the present and the future. Paradoxically, it was during the last leg of the tour that supported the album that Cerati suffered the stroke that put him in a coma.
Cerati leaves behind his mother Lilian Clarke, his daughter Lisa Cerati and younger son Benito Cerati who is also a musician and has a project called Zero Kill. Cecilia Amenábar, Cerati's ex-wife is their mother.
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Discography:
* Amor Amarillo (1993)
* Bocanada (1999)
* + Bien (2001)
* 11 Episodios Sinfónicos (2001)
* Siempre Es Hoy (2002)
* Reversiones (2003)
* Ahí Vamos (2006)
* Fuerza Natural (2009)
As Cerati / Melero (with keyboardist Daniel Melero)
* Colores Santos (1992)
Other Projects:
* Sólo Por Hoy (Soundtrack) (2000)
* Canciones Elegidas 93-04 (DVD compilation) (2004)
Plan V
* Plan V (1996)
* Plan V/Black Dog (1998)
Ocio
* Medida Universal (1999)
* Insular (2000)
Roken
* DJ / Electronica touring project with Leandro Fresco and Flavio Etcheto (1999-2001).
Aqui & Ahora
Gustavo Cerati Lyrics
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Sé una gota en el jardín
Sigue el curso de agua
Que nos lleve donde nunca fuimos
Por senderos que se bifurcan
Por mundos paralelos
En los primeros tres minutos
Precisamente todo está pasando
Aquí y ahora
La mosca no razona bien
Yo le zumbo en sus oídos
Albinos parpadean bajo el sol, temido
Un ave rayó el cielo
En tremolo trueno
En los primeros tres minutos
Se escribió la historia
Precisamente todo está pasando
Aquí y ahora
Aquí, y ahora
Por calles con luz de patio
Colmaré tus anhelos
Está pasando aquí y ahora
Aquí y ahora
The opening lines of Gustavo Cerati's song Aquí & Ahora encourage the listener to be small, to be like a drop in a garden and to follow the course of water wherever it may lead. The song speaks of exploring new paths and parallel worlds, urging the audience to embrace new experiences and take risks. The lyrics suggest that everything is happening in the present moment, and that the universe was created in the first three minutes of time. The song speaks of the beauty of nature, such as a bird soaring across the sky and the sound of buzzing insects.
The middle section of the song turns to focus on a fly that cannot think clearly, leaving the singer to hum in its ear. The lyrics mention albinos blinking in fear in the sunlight, alluding to the vulnerability of those who are different. The song then picks up on the idea from the beginning of the universe being created in three minutes, highlighting that in that short span of time, the entire history of existence was laid out. The lyrics continue to stress the importance of living in the moment and taking advantage of opportunities as they present themselves.
As the song approaches its conclusion, the focus shifts to fulfilling desires and making the most of life. The lyrics speak of walking down streets lit by patio lights and fulfilling one's aspirations. The song continues to emphasize that everything is happening now and being present in the moment is essential to living a full and satisfying life.
Line by Line Meaning
Sé pequeño
Be small and insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
Sé una gota en el jardín
Be one small drop in the vast sea of humanity.
Sigue el curso de agua
Go with the flow of life and let it take you where it will.
Que nos lleve donde nunca fuimos
Let life take us to places we've never been before.
Por senderos que se bifurcan
Through paths that diverge and lead in different directions.
Por mundos paralelos
Through parallel worlds and alternate realities.
En los primeros tres minutos
At the beginning of time.
Se hizo el universo
The universe was created.
Precisamente todo está pasando
Everything is happening right now, in this moment.
Aquí y ahora
Here and now.
La mosca no razona bien
The fly doesn't reason well.
Yo le zumbo en sus oídos
I buzz in its ears.
Albinos parpadean bajo el sol, temido
Albinos blink in the feared sun.
Un ave rayó el cielo
A bird streaked across the sky.
En tremolo trueno
In a thundering tremolo.
Se escribió la historia
History was written.
Por calles con luz de patio
Through streets lit by patio lights.
Colmaré tus anhelos
I will fulfill your desires.
Está pasando aquí y ahora
It's happening here and now.
Aquí y ahora
Here and now.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Gustavo Cerati
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MartinGuzmanV
Es tan hermosa esta canción, que si estás recostado en tu cama con los ojos cerrados podés visualizar todo en tu mente.
@evalibertadx
Martin Guzman Villavicencio Justamente♥
@Sussygarrido
Martin Guzman wtf justamente! Jajaja
@limona8396
Exactamente ✨
@estofado-hace5anos327
@Mily D justamente*
@estofado-hace5anos327
Justamente jaja
@FlorianFuentes
Como suena este tipo dios mio. Como compone, como produce. Esto es del 90! En los 90 ni Radiohead había encontrado su camino mas electrónico. Un completo adelantado a su época. De una simpleza estremecedora y de una estatura artística inmensurable.
@brayanarnijas2214
Fue un distinto, este disco es tremenda obra maestra del sample, no puedo creer que salio en el 99, justo el mismo año que salio play de moby, sin duda cerati fue un visionario en muchas cosas en la musica latinoamericana, llevo el sample como nadie mas aca
@thegreengrocer99
@lemon bueno tampoco tanto tiempo, Kid A salió un año después nada más, y en enero del 99 ya se estaba grabando
@Texturas75
Radiohead? Escogiste una mala referencia, ellos son, o eran al menos entonces, un grupo de rock. Tanto ellos como Cerati escucharon a los maestros de la electrónica. Escucha "Selected Ambient Works 85-92" de Aphex Twin o Incunabula (1993) de Autechre.