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Artist Interview | The Gentleness of Sami Chohfi
Most people know Sami Chohfi as the guitarist/frontman of Blue Helix, the hard-hitting, supercharged, melodic rock band from the Pacific Northwest. But he’s a multifaceted individual who has a softer, more vulnerable side, as demonstrated on his new music video, “It’s Just Me.”
“It’s Just Me” is beyond time in the sense that emotion is beyond mathematics, genuine, visceral and, most significantly, human. There’s an intimacy to the song, a warm innocence baring the luxury of emotional commitment.
According to Chohfi, “’It’s Just Me’ is about being proud of who you are, and accepting that even though fitting in can be easy, being unique and yourself is extraordinary.”
The accompanying video, directed by Jon Meyer, depicts Chohfi finding a message in a bottle, a small delightful spark of life adrift in the ocean’s vastness. As the gentle images roll by, Chohfi sits on a pier playing his guitar, singing words both relevant and inspiring.
“They say that being lost is a great place to start / I think that being lost is the way to find your heart / I used to be so young / And now I’m so far gone / I don’t remember why I tried / To not be me.”
I sat down with Sami Chohfi to discover more about his background, influences, and the elegant simplicity of his acoustic…
