Nuno Bettencourt to play with .......

Rihanna ?

Sounds strange however he is all excited . Email received today:

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Hey all... Nuno here. I wanted to share some news with you... A friend and
Music Director, Tony Bruno, reached out to me and asked if I would be interested
in playing guitar with Rihanna. Rihanna is a regular in the Bettencourt-house
playlist... And as much as I dig her as an artist... my first thought was that
there isn't a whole lot of guitar in her music and therefore probably not the
greatest fit for what I do. But before I had a chance to verbalize that thought…
Tony said, “before you say anything let me play you the direction she wants to
go live.” And when I heard it... I said wow, this rocks… it's heavy and funky...
and it hit me that this is MY shit... this is my style... how I love to play...
I got very excited at the possibility of playing some of her great songs with a
heavier treatment. When I asked Tony Bruno why?... he told me that Rihanna loves

bands like Paramore and Linkin Park and loves to push it up a notch or two live
in the rock department. Hmmm... let me think? Touring and sharing the stage
with a cool and talented artist like Rihanna... and being able to bring what I
do passionately to the table as a musician and performer...? IM IN! And having
finished the first round of rehearsals... it did not disappoint. Even better
than what I expected because she also has the most incredible band, and I get
the privilege to add to their wall of sound. It's gonna be fun. Come see and
hear it for yourself!

Nuno

And BTW... No... this is NOT the end of Extreme. We have a live DVD and CD
coming out in early 2010 and we will be writing new material throughout the
year. We had a great run across the globe on Saudades do Rock....and we'll be
back.

Streaming Live from London, November 16, Rihanna and Nuno will be performing
tracks from her album, Rated R, to a free online audience. Join in on the
largest free music event of the year at http://nowplaying.nokia.com/join-us/


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Cat

I like a couple of her songs, but don't dig her voice much, too nasally. But this will be great exposure of Nuno's talents to a younger generation.

Deb wrote:I like a couple of her songs, but don't dig her voice much, too nasally. But this will be great exposure of Nuno's talents to a younger generation.

Agreed.

And I think Nuno's style might provide a little more funk.

Never too much funk.

cat

cat wrote:

Deb wrote:I like a couple of her songs, but don't dig her voice much, too nasally. But this will be great exposure of Nuno's talents to a younger generation.

Agreed.

And I think Nuno's style might provide a little more funk.

Never too much funk.

cat

Totally agree there, sistah!