Dewa 19 Entered the Kitchen because of Slank

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Musician Ahmad Dhani recounted the beginning of Dewa 19’s plunge in the country music industry.

Ahmad Dhani claimed that Slank was one of the reference bands when he formed Dewa 19.

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Even with the success of Slank in the 1990s, Ahmad Dhani finally wanted to bring Dewa 19 to the recording kitchen.

“The first time Dewa 19 was, so Dewa was a time when we decided to pop-rock band. I used to be, Andra, Erwin’s fusion band. When we decided on pop-rock, at that time there were two of our reference bands, namely Kla Project and Slank, “Ahmad Dhani told Rian D’Masiv in his YouTube channel as quoted by Kompas.com, Monday (6/29/2020).

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“So because they were recorded and successful, yes, especially in the 1990s Slank, yes, successful. At that time, we wanted to record, so we didn’t want to play in cafes or anywhere, we recorded. Incidentally there is a facilitator, because of Slank, we also want to record it, “continued Dhani.

In fact, Ahmad Dhani did not know what would have happened to Dewa 19 at that time if he did not follow Slank’s footsteps for recording.

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“If there is no Slank, we don’t necessarily want to record quickly. Because it seems like ‘Wow, this is the right time’, Dewa 19 has his own album, ”said Ahmad Dhani.

In addition to discussing the matter, Ahmad Dhani also straightened the news about Dewa 19 who had been confused with Slank about the gig schedule.

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Dhani said, the news was hoax alias.

“That hoaks, that 1997, means we jumped from 1991 to 1997, hoaks. So we Dewa 19 have never been complicated with who plays first, the important thing is we are paid first, “Ahmad Dhani said again.

In fact, according to Dhani, the right time to appear for Dewa 19 is around 19:00 at night.

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“Those who play dulaun are up to us, the important thing is that we get paid first. In fact, sometimes we choose the time, if we choose a lot of bands at 7 pm. We are never proud to be the last player. We are proud that we were paid first, “Dhani said while laughing.

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