{"id":7937,"date":"2026-07-16T20:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7937"},"modified":"2026-07-16T20:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:06:34","slug":"intocables-ricky-munoz-on-influences-new-album-and-walk-of-fame-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7937","title":{"rendered":"Intocable&#8217;s Ricky Mu\u00f1oz on Influences, New Album and Walk of Fame Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhen <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/intocable\/\" id=\"auto-tag_intocable\" data-tag=\"intocable\">Intocable<\/a> lead singer and founding member Ricky Mu\u00f1oz was growing up in Zapata, Texas, his grandfather sold a cow to buy him an accordion. Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s grandfather never got to see his grandson onstage, let alone witness the rise of Intocable as one of the most inspired and commercially successful groups in the m\u00fasica Mexicana genre.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after more than three decades of hits and sold-out concerts on both sides of the border, the Grammy- and Latin Grammy-winning group is getting its own star as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/hollywood-walk-of-fame\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hollywood-walk-of-fame\" data-tag=\"hollywood-walk-of-fame\">Hollywood Walk of Fame<\/a> Class of 2026. The group receives the honor at 11:30 a.m. on July 16 (it will be streamed on walkoffame.com).<\/p>\n<p>From the band\u2019s home studio in Texas, Mu\u00f1oz spoke with <em>Variety <\/em>about his obsession with iconic rock hooks, the secret to crafting adventurous accordion lines and the music legend who appears on Intocable\u2019s latest album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anybody who\u2019s marginally familiar with Intocable knows that you guys don\u2019t make music in order to get awards. That said, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a pretty big deal. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our philosophy hasn\u2019t changed. We\u2019ve never done anything thinking of the potential rewards. What we do instead is allow our inner child to pretend that we\u2019re making the kind of records that our musical heroes made. It\u2019s a strange situation, because Intocable uses traditional instruments, but we don\u2019t play them in a traditional way.<\/p>\n<p>That said, there\u2019s nothing wrong about being grateful for being recognized. Getting a star on the Walk of Fame is the kind of legacy that lasts a lifetime. It\u2019ll always be there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There\u2019s a fascinating duality that defines Intocable\u2019s sound. On the one hand, you move in the comforting contours of the norte\u00f1o and tejano genres. Then again, the melodies and harmonies venture away from that \u2014 it\u2019s obvious you grew up listening to mainstream pop and rock. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On an unconscious level, that stems from growing up in the U.S. The entire group was immersed in American culture. When we\u2019re creating a song, we don\u2019t think of Los Tigres del Norte. We\u2019re remembering the Flock of Seagulls hooks that made such a strong impression on us when we were kids. We begin with just voices and guitars, looking for that serotonin hit in the music that we make. Maybe we\u2019re thinking of Bryan Adams\u2019 \u201cSummer of \u201969.\u201d The resulting tune will sound nothing like it \u2014 it\u2019ll sound like us \u2014 but it gave us the initial spark.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the most striking elements of Intocable\u2019s music is the accordion lines. You\u2019re always going into unexpected places, switching tonalities and moods. How do you come up with them? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My accordion playing is very basic. It\u2019s just a few notes, but the melodies are hooky. On [the 2019 album] \u201cPercepci\u00f3n,\u201d there\u2019s a song titled \u201cPor Alguien M\u00e1s.\u201d The whole thing is in the scale of D, but I wanted to switch to E minor in the bridge. I asked our producer, and he told me to just go for it \u2014 if the band did the switch together, it would sound good. We never studied music, and there\u2019s a bit of ignorance that comes with that. With that ignorance, however, you also get the feeling that anything is possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your most recent album, 2024\u2019s \u201cModus Operandi,\u201d was a bit of a masterpiece. How do you top that? <br \/><\/strong><br \/>Our new record is finished, and Don Was returned as the producer. It was recorded in Texas, and Pino Palladino joined us on bass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cModus Operandi\u201d stemmed from a very chaotic time in my personal life, and after a lot of therapy, the new album sounds more relaxed. I told Pino that his early recordings marked my childhood. I just couldn\u2019t believe that he was there working with us. We didn\u2019t give him any guidelines when he recorded the bass lines. We just wanted the Pino Palladino touch. 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