Formula Indie Sessions Interview with PAV

PAV is one. But could be anyone. It is not a stage name. It is a gesture. PAV MANIFESTO What is poetry for? For nothing. It is the vastness of nothingness. Silence beneath the bombs. The furrow left after the explosion. Celaya said: “Art is a weapon loaded with the future.” But here, in the weary noise of newscasts, in the horror of propaganda, in sterile music, there’s no oxygen left. Only survival. We must dig. From the graves. From memory. Let us bring out the masters. The real ones. Those who gave words the courage of the wind. The strength of life. Let us resurrect García Lorca. Moon nailed in the sky. Killed by the regime, yet still alive in our blood. Because regimes only change skin. They put on makeup. But remain the same. Celaya cursed poetry as a luxury. Poetry for the neutral. Living-room poetry. Poetry for the master. But true poetry is not a caress. It is a fist. A scream. A knife that laughs. A piano in flames. So, what is poetry for? For everything. It is the bullet aimed at the sky that strikes us in the chest. It does not brush the dead, but wakes the living. PAV is not nostalgia. It is the detonation of the past in the present. It is the spirit of the 20th century walking beside us. In a new twenty-year span. That of the 2000s. History overwhelms us, pushes us downstream, but it’s time to return upstream. Among the bones of our ancestors, among dreams sewn on skin, among forgotten words. To reclaim life. Whole. Even when it burns.

What is your earliest memory connected to music?

at 8 years old when i got my first musical recordings from a shop in my little town where i grow up. it was Notorious by Duran Duran. 

How did your passion for creating music begin?

I was looking for a way to escape from the reality of a world that is see going to places that are bad and not ethical. this since 25 years i guess..

What’s the story behind your current music project?

It is called LORCA and it’s inspired by the poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca, one of the most important poets, intellectuals, and anarchists who was killed by the spanish fascists (Franco Regime)  in 1936.  he is a light at the end of the tunnel, poetry is. 

How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?

i would say indie with some folk and central-south american vibes

What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?

That you need to tell the true and have fun. 

What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?

words and then piano and guitar… 

Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?

i’m actually into a french band called Pain Magazine. They reflect well the dark and confusing times we live in.

How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?

there is no distance between the art i create and my life so my music and my art is my life. 

What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?

I hope people will try to see the world from a different angle and not the most comfy one, that’s usually just propaganda. 

 What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?

Music has taught me how to see life and events from a different perspective than the prevailing one.

What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?

I’d love to play in the middle of the Amazon rainforest for the Indians who are fighting to keep their lands from being devastated and stolen. And then in Gaza.

If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?

it is a bit obvious but i say Federico Garcia Lorca.
but also Picasso, Mondrian and Fontana. 

Where can our listeners follow and support your music? 

Pav is not on social media but the music can be discovered on Youtube and all the streaming Platforms. 

Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?

i dont dream, i try to make things happen. i would like to be able to bring PAV to south america in support to their independency from the dark-black empire coming from the north. 

What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?

i hope they will understand how poetry is important for our existence. 

enjoy the live session: