Is Claudio Sanchez ‘The Father Of Make Believe’? - Interview
376Coheed And Cambria release new album “Vaxis - Act III: The Father Of Make Believe” in 2025 and the mind behind the band Claudio Sanchez joined the podcast to talk about his unique approach for this album. We also reflect on the history of Coheed And Cambria and learn more about how Claudio constructs the story that threads through their music.
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Enormous thanks to James Hyde for the audio wizardry he did to restore what was a very raw and restricting backup audio recording after the main mics failed. He truly rescued this conversation from the brink so that it could heard in at least some form of quality.
Also thank you to the Coach House pub in Piccadilly for use of their space for this interview.
0:00 Coming Up
0:47 Welcome
1:11 Approaching a new writing cycle
3:08 Becoming the Father of Make Believe
6:07 How universal themes make 'The Concept' relatable
8:31 Choosing set lists and playing for new audiences
10:53 Deep diving into the recent music videos
13:52 Letting emotion drive the writing process
16:25 How to pick out the diamonds after writing
20:41 Crafting an emotional soundscape
24:13 What influenced Claudio's unique vocals
26:11 The complexities of Coheed and Cambria's writing
30:20 Claudio's signature guitar
33:40 Claudio trolling fans with his hair
36:05 Building up to the album release
37:54 Closing remarks
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