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　　　　　　　　　　　　reggie&charlie　—　𝙄𝙏’𝙎 𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙐𝙎

　　　　　　　　　　　　❪　n. 03 / 13 　❫

　　　　　　　　　　　　“ what about 𝗕𝗨𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗦? “

　

　“　I've always tried to keep my personal life detached from my songs, but inevitably, once you start writing music seriously, memories crawl into the lyrics and the melody like spiders getting back to their nest.

Bumper Cars is a song where this happened in a particularly violent way. This "spider" comes from a very damaged relationship in my life, and I still can't listen nor perform this song without crying - the emotional connection is too strong.

It starts as a game, and at the beginning it's just endless fun and joy. Then the first bump happens, and once you get used to it, bumps get more and more strong and they shake you harder. The more you try to get to the person, the more you crash apart.　”

　　　

　　　- charlie

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　　　　　　　　　　　　reggie&charlie　—　𝙄𝙏’𝙎 𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙐𝙎

　　　　　　　　　　　　❪　n. 02 / 13 　❫

　　　　　　　　　　　　“ what about 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗠𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚? “

　

　“　Love. The most used and abused topic of music since ever. I bet every single artist or group has written at least a song that talks about love: for a parent, a friend, a sibling, a lover.

We have always shared a deep love for each other, growing up together and slowly becoming interested in the same things — so it’s quite obvious that during our teenage years we confronted each other about our first romantic approaches.

I (Charlie) am much more of a rational person who tries to balance feelings with logic. Reggie, on the other hand, is a much more passionate and feelings-driven person.

Knowing each other has never been totally useful to understand each other’s conception of love, but writing down this song has really helped us to see the other’s view better. We’re both romantically involved with someone, at the moment — so it’s fair to say that part of the credits goes to the two people who put up with us on a daily basis. 　”

　　　

　　　- charlie

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　　　　　　　　　　　　❪　n. 01 / 13 　❫

　　　　　　　　　　　　“ what about 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪? “

　

　“　Aside from its ridiculously catching tune, 'Scarecrow' is about not being able to communicate your feelings in a relationship. I decided to wrote it about an important family member, but I wanted people to relate to it - whether it was just because of a friendship, or a romantic relationship.

　　　

The “Scarecrow” is the person in the relationship that, because of their refusal to communicate their feelings - much like a scarecrow, which is unable to speak - they push people that love them away because they’re scared of getting hurt.

　　　

This song is a hopeful one though, I believe that if /you/ believe in it, through communication and open-heart conversation, everything can come back to its original state of happiness.　”

　　　

　　　- reggie

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　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭:

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　　@reggie.ash

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　　📌: 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge

　

　　''　me and @not.juliash spending quality times 👌🏖️🍹　,,

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FACEBOOK POST

And I'm gonna give it to you

Gold jewelry shining so bright

Strawberry champagne on ice

Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like

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　　girl, you keep it real

　　i keep it raw　

　　you keep it natural

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Hello, world! Lately we've been spotted by a few people and blogs when we played live, and they've described us as a "cool couple with top 10 potential", so here we are, finally introducin ourselves!

We are Reggie & Charlie, and we've grown up surrounded by music. We are cousin and we've been working on our own song for a little while now.

With this personal album we're making our debut as a group, so don't hesitate: pre-order "It's About Us" on iTunes, Spotify and Play Store and check it out on aug. 2nd. Stay tuned to find out the official tracklist. ;)

Sending lots of love, r&c. x x

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　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭:

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　　@reggie.ash

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　　📌: Music studio, NY

　

　　''　i tried to look at writing a song almost like solving a mystery. the song was there, buried somewhere in my brain. all i had to do was follow the clues until i figured it out.　,,

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　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭:

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　　@reggie.ash

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　　📌: Pride March, NY

　

　　''　spread glitters and love 🏳️‍🌈✨　,,

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　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭:

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　　@reggie.ash

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　　📌: DUMBO, Brooklyn

　

　　''　writing a song: it’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. if you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.　,,

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.　　　　　　　　　　　　　𝓡 — DUMBO, Brooklyn

　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 — 26.06.2019 —

　　　　　　　　　　　　 　(　Moment n. 7　)

　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　Sei mai Reggie avesse voluto partecipare ad un Guinness World Record, sicuramente si sarebbe iscritto alla categoria ‘ Overthinking ’.

Non c’era parola migliore per descrivere la sua capacità di pensare per ore, certe volte giorni interi ad un evento, ad una persona, a qualcosa che è successo in passato o ad un problema.

La cosa più frustrante di tutte era che, invece di cercare una soluzione, prendere l’iniziativa in modo attivo per risolvere quella serie di dubbi che lo attanagliavano, riusciva solo a pensare e a pensare e a pensare.

　　　

　　　Quando succedeva qualcosa – bella o brutta che fosse – doveva immediatamente valutare lo scenario peggiore, l’apocalisse dei “e se” e dei “perché”, fino ad entrare quasi sempre in una catena di pensieri negativi e tossici.

Si preoccupava degli errori passati, o dei problemi attuali ma soprattutto delle infinite eventuali conseguenze negative, rendendogli quasi impossibile andare oltre all’accaduto. Si ossessionava o iperanalizzava ogni azione della giornata o ogni minima interazione che aveva avuto con le persone, comparando se stesso con chi lo circondava, sia a livello mentale che locutorio.

Capitava sporadicamente, infatti, che avesse problemi a seguire il normale corso di una conversazione perché troppo impegnato a preparare mentalmente la risposta perfetta, fino al punto da perdere non solo la finestra temporale per parlare ma addirittura da vedersi chiudere il discorso in faccia.

　　　

　　　Quando Reggie si ritrovava in una giornata da ‘ overthinking ’, si rendeva conto di quanto questo suo non riuscire a controllare pensieri negativi ed emozioni gli compromettesse alcuni aspetti importanti della vita.

Uscire e socializzare diventavano improvvisamente azioni difficilissime. Non riusciva a godersi le piccole cose o ad essere produttivo con la musica perché il suo cervello spendeva uno sproporzionato quantitativo di tempo e di energie a seguire determinate linee di pensieri.

Si sentiva privo di controllo sulla propria mente e sulle proprie emozioni. Come quella sera.

　　　

　　　Aveva provato a distrarsi: aveva visto qualche episodio di una serie tv, aveva completato qualche livello di un videogioco, aveva portato Nugget a fare una lunga passeggiata, aveva letto, aveva scritto... dalla disperazione aveva persino cucinato.

Ma niente, neanche il cercare di tenere la mente occupata con qualche semplice attività era riuscito a distrarlo.

　　　Quindi – consapevole di come fosse il metodo più negativo in assoluto per risolvere la questione ma tremendamente frustrato – si era vestito di tutto punto ed era uscito di casa con un solo obiettivo in mente: bere così tanto da interrompere quella fottuta catena di pensieri che da quando si era svegliato lo stava tormentando senza tregua.