Denis Taillefer - My fans want to know more about David's hystory, Tell me more about your musical life when you were young ?, at school ? , When exactlty was found Root ?

David - I experimented with various instruments when I was young including a passing interest in accordian and piano. At one point I pestered my parents for a drum kit, but never got it. When I was fifteen my brother, Shaun, got a bass guitar and joined a local band - that made my mind up. My dad had an electric guitar and I got my mum to make him let me have it and I started to become a guitarist. Influences at the time were Rush, Kansas, Journey, Yes, Uriah Heep etc. All the bands I got involved with only got as far as rehearsal rooms over the next few years.

In the 80's the synthesiser boom started and keyboards became cheaper to buy. I found my self being influenced by bands like Simple Minds, Tears for Fears and people like Jean Michel Jarre and spent more time playing keyboards and the guitar became a supporting instrument. It was also the start , for me, of recording on my own and songwriting.

Eventually I tired of the solo approach and moved south, nearer London to be able to audition for bands, although I found "hair bands" were the vogue (Poison types) which was not really my thing. I lost the job, that was supporting me down there and I returned to Leicester, where soon after I Joined up with two guys, Paul & Stewart to form the first ROOT.

At first I was only the guitarist, Paul played bass, Stewart, Drums. We advertised everywhere for a singer and auditioned lots. We settled on an excellent singer, who went off to write words for the music I had written, but several months later he had still not returned with the words. We decided to give up on him and Paul suggested I sing, because I had sung on a lot of the demos.

It took a lot of practice to be able to play the guitar parts and sing at the same time, but I got there and Root began to gig as a duo, Stewart having left for a roadie job in London. Daniel joined as drummer after seeing one of our gigs and we were rolling.

2-What kind of music (Tendacy toward what ?) did you performed and recorded for the period of the 5 demo tapes, important gigs and others

Being the only writer in the band, the direction was pretty much determined by what I was listening to at the time, which was Living Colour, It Bites, Dan Reed, Spin Doctors, Clapton. Although I was still listening to Yes, Saga etc that kind of thing was not possible with a three piece band. We played lots of local gigs, Paul eventually left and was replaced by Shaun, my brother on bass. We had great live reviews and a demo featured in Kerrang but the biggest blow came when Daniel left to go to college to study music production. The band limped on for a while with a new drummer but then fell apart.

3-Why you choose to play alone ?

I tried to rebuild the band and also join other bands, but was disappointed by the simple approach most wanted to take with the music. So I decided to try my hand at doing everything. I needed a target, so I thought I would try to record a CD. Also it would take the form of the progressive music I had loved since I started playing, but had not had the chance to try with the live band. Assuming I would return to live work soon I kept the ROOT name to save myself from starting from scratch.

4-For the live performance are you also alone ?

I have yet to gig with the prog. version of ROOT. I have found the idea of putting together a new band a little daunting. I know that has got to be the next step though.

5- Please just talk to me about eachs CDs I mean the three first official CDs 'Dreams of Green', 'Follow the Dawn' and 'Poles Apart', meaning of the title ? inspiration, hystory etc... behind each CDs ?

Dreams of Green was the most nerve-wracking thing I had done to that point. I realised that every part had to be approached with so much attention to detail. I almost gave up a few times but was encouraged greatly by my wife, Lisa to finish it. It sounds very naive to me now, but it was a step in the right direction. The title came from a song on the album called "Not Water" where a fish dreams of how life would be on the land or 'not water' as he sees it - based on an idea from an episode of the Twilight Zone. Don't look for the greener grass on the other side.

Follow the Dawn was a joy to make. Boosted by the response to Dreams of Green. I let my ideas run free and had great fun experimenting and trying all the things I didn't have the nerve to do on the first CD. Lots more tempo changes, dynamics etc. The title comes from the song 'Born' on this album, which is a song of optimism, suggesting that a new day follows the dawn for you to chase your dreams.

Poles Apart was a strange album to make. Having tried all the things I always wanted to on the two previous albums, I was left wondering where to start. The songs guided the album though. When I write songs I usually strum quietly on a guitar and music and words flood in. This time the subjects were much more 'human' rather than stories. Relating to relationships and emotions. I decided to produce the album to highlight the feelings in the words, which stretched my producer's role and also limited my chances for stretching out musically. Keeping the songs to the point. The title comes from a track on the album, which talks of people appearing to be so different but ultimately being guided by the same path.

About Resolution

6- Now with 'Resolution' probably the more inpired ones, talk to me about each songs ? same things, Inspiration, influences , hystory behind the songs ...... (this will go for the making of the review of 'Resolution)

Resolution took a long time to make. I started work on it very soon after the completion of Poles Apart and continued in the same vein as Poles. But because of a technical problem I lost several month's work. This was a big blow to me. I needed something tasty to get me fired up again. I decided that I needed to stretch out and express myself as a musician as well as a songwriter. Not limiting myself to keyboard or guitar parts as I had done on Poles. Arrangements could be more complex, longer, more varied, just more fun for the musician in me. At the same time sad events in my life influenced me to write the most personal set of songs yet, which are tied together with a theme of hope and "Resolution". Believe in yourself and conquer your fear of falling and who knows what you may achieve. It soon became obvious that this would be a big task. As the songs took shape and the ambitious arrangements worked it pushed me to want everything on the album as perfect as it could be. The time it took was much more than my previous albums and as I worked on, new songs were being written. The songs all seemed to fit together so it eventually become a double album.

I also decided that the cover for the album also had to be ambitious. It's always great to get a progressive rock album with artwork to enjoy while you listen.

7-Want to add something more just go for it......

I hope I am now beginning to create my own unique progressive music. I will never lose all the influences I have, but I think it is a new mix.