Often cited as one of the most brilliant minds of his generation, the creative genius Saulo Oliveira S. reveals his penchant for extravagant methods (to satisfy a trivial curiosity) as another attribute of his magnetic personality.
Before hanging up the phone, impatient with the Billboard interviewer’s questions, Oliveira delivered some funny information.
Apparently, before having his atheism defined as certain, the musician turned to mysticism, to the supernatural, to try to get answers from Rock legends of the past about the path he should follow.
The model says that when in doubt about whether or not he should venture into following Rock and Roll as a genre in his musical journey, he first consulted Jim Morrison, the founder and lead singer of the legendary band The Doors.
The result on the Ouija board was a “middle finger”, which would not have left Saulo satisfied. So, he decided to appeal to Kurt Cobain. In this second attempt, the results of the letters indicated the answer “If I Were to tell”, which also did not resolve the rocker’s question.
This was all it took for Saulo Oliveira to conclude that he should stop drinking, blaming excess alcohol for the funny experience.
Unapologetically caustic, Saulo’s demeanour reminisces Cobain. The British-Brazilian singer has that aura of someone who doesn’t care about what others may think of him, so, overall, his expressiveness is always genuine.
Saulo’s artistry prevails
The authenticity of Saulo’s free thinking can be confirmed in masterpieces such as “Antichrist-Mas”, for example. In this single, Oliveira’s timbre is exactly reminiscent of that of the Nirvana singer and more than that, the lyrics convey such a true feeling against the traditionalism of a ceremony like Christmas that it is undeniable that the composer is being brutally truthful.
Such is the sincerity of the Christmas single that rumours of Saulo Oliveira being disaffected by Macaulay Culkin emerged months ago which, obviously, were debunked. After all, even though he is a super sexy intellectual bad-boy, outside of the creative field and poetic license, Saulo is far from being a troublemaker.
In terms of poetic license, by the way, Saulo’s songs are also above the average in the current market. It is remarkable how literature permeates the Prince of Rock’s legacy. From the revolutionary class consciousness of “What Governs Behind Them + Kool Kids Klub” to the tightly-knit narrative progression of “Cosmic Jive,” the power of the pen rules.
In addition to an astounding voice – an operatic tenor tone that sometimes plunges into a fascinating hoarseness – Saulo also demonstrates powerful control over the singular stages of all creative activity, after all, he writes, composes the melody, plays the instruments, makes the mixing, mastering, designing the cover art for his songs and then wraps it all up to be distributed. “Wild Horizon,” for example, was made on his bedroom floor and is a superb experimental exercise.
Having said all that, currently, no one represents the “Alternative Rock” genre better than Saulo Oliveira. It is logical that, as someone whose alma mater is Harvard and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, he has an introspective, intellectual and erudite personality. But if Mozart inspires Saulo with his discipline and perseverance, Rock stars like Cobain and Morrison inspire him with irreverence and intrepidity that music has needed for a long time.
As a noticeable storyteller, one of those who can spark the imagination of his audience, it was with great ease that Saulo narrated an episode of trying to contact deceased rock stars. The answer to the question he was looking for lies in the quality and devotion of his very work: Saulo is the path himself.