“Ending Up in the Wrong Way” is a quiet but piercing meditation on love after the fact. Written in the emotional aftermath of a bittersweet relationship that ended in 2023, the track lingers in that space where clarity arrives too late and memory does most of the talking. The title says it plainly. This is not about drama or rupture, but about the slow realization of how things slipped somewhere they were never meant to go.
Melody carries the weight here. The expressive lead line moves with restraint, allowing feeling to surface without forcing it, while the performances around it feel carefully lived in rather than embellished. There is a strong sense of musical conversation at play, each part serving the emotional arc rather than competing for attention.
The song also works as a window into Richard Green’s broader artistic identity. An Italian guitarist and composer based in London since 2012, Green has built a body of work defined by stylistic openness and emotional intent. From the dark experimental textures of his debut Dark Horses to the piano and string driven EP A Journey, and through his ambitious trilogy spanning The Circle Closes and First Light, his music consistently resists confinement to a single genre.
If you had to bottle up your sound into just three words, which ones would you choose?
Expressivity, Melodic, Artistic
Which artists (not only music-related) or moments have left the biggest mark on your music?
During my young age I ve listened a lot John Frusciante (Red hot chili peppers guitarist)solo musics and that surely influenced my sound (in term of melody and arrangement) a lot…but since the last 7-8 years, Brad Paisley is my music hero, he was and still inspiring me a lot, as human, as guitarist and as songwriters, indeed he is my favurite guitarist too now.
When you hit play on your songs, what kind of feeling takes over?
It s depend of the song, but in general, make music is something that make me feel good, something that makes my soul feel better and i do not know how describe it properly…
One thing is sure, I do music mainly for two reasons:first to recount my experiences, indeed my main source of inspiration is my life experiences, second It’s for myself, it helps me feel good, I make music for my own inner well-being.
Can you walk us through the story or emotion behind?
if you talk about this tune, well, it s about love….but an ending one, this is why it s a very nostalgic piece of music, very sweet and a bit sad but at the end this is life, that could be incredibly beautiful but sad at the same time, loss is a part of life and this one is specifically referred to a lost love, something that everyone face at least few times in their lives….this is life and sometimes the hardest thing is acceptance….
If you could team up with anyone in the world—no limits—who would be that dream collaborator?
Well…..Brad Paisley cause is my music Hero. but even Lauryn Hill(Female voice of Fugees) , one of most talented musician of the last 50 years in the world, I guess.
Outside of music, what brings you joy or keeps you grounded?
Human relationship, not many cause I believe the quality of them is important…and sport activities, this is why I use to run 2-3 time per week….some people do meditation or yoga,my way to relax myself is run and sports, i ve been always hyperactive since I was kid lol
Do you have a favourite quote or mantra that keeps you motivated on tough days?
– Patience……that something essential in many aspects of our lives, and honestly speaking….it s my mantra now even because I surely lacked patience during my young age….I was very impatient lol….now I try to be opposite…..patient and relaxed.
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