Review Fix Exclusive: Jacqueline Tucci Talks ‘Fear’

Review Fix chats with singer Jacqueline Tucci, who lets us know all about her origin in music and goals for the future.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Jacqueline Tucci: I first decided I wanted to play music when I went to a Green Day concert when I was about 10. I got my first guitar around that time and started writing my own songs. I played in a few bands in the years after that as a teenager, but have mostly been playing and writing as a solo artist for the past few years. 

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Tucci: I usually start a song with a lyric or a feeling or concept that I want to write about, so I’m definitely a lyrics-first person. I’ll usually then sit down with my guitar and hash out the chords and structure. But I love to let a song really breathe and come alive in the studio. Recording is my favourite part of the process. I like to play around with a ton of sounds and try out different parts until I land on what I feel is the right final version of a song. So most of my songs have more than one version out there. I also like to incorporate sounds from all kinds of things. On Fear, there’s a Fisher Price piano in the mix. 

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Tucci: I take inspiration from so many things. I mostly write about my real life but sometimes I write about things that I just observe or stories I come up with. In general I’m inspired to make music by other music, art, and by the people in my life. 

Review Fix: What does music mean to you?

Tucci: Music means so much to me. Writing music has been like free therapy for me. But outside of writing music, music has played a huge role in my life. It’s like a trusted friend. I think there are very few situations in life – good or bad – that wouldn’t be made better by the right song. 

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?

Tucci: I would describe my sound as raw and honest. I’d place my music under the rock umbrella but it’s hard for me to pinpoint a genre beyond that. 

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

Tucci: I played the instruments on this song in the studio and put a band together to play shows after that, so the band is still new. My band and I haven’t had a chance to play yet, and because of everything that’s going on out there in the world, we’re not sure when we’ll get to do that. But I can’t wait to bring the energy of the song to a live show. I think the live show is going to be really exciting, high-energy, and just a good time. 

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

Tucci: Fear was inspired by feelings of restlessness and frustration that I was feeling at the time that I wrote it. I felt a little lost – I was searching for something in my life without really knowing what I was looking for. That can be really confusing and frustrating, and you can end up searching for pieces of yourself in different people, places, and things that aren’t always right for you. Fear is basically about that.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2020?

Tucci: My 2020 goal is to flatten the curve. But actually, musically, I’ll be releasing a few more singles which will lead to an EP, probably in the fall! I also really can’t wait to play these songs live. 

Review Fix: What’s next?

Tucci: New music! Live shows! 


Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add? 

Tucci: Thank you for listening! And you can follow me on social media: @2cheee on Twitter, @JacquelineTucci on Instagram, JacquelineTucciMusic on Facebook! 

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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