Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with Patrick Street

What is your earliest memory connected to music? In the living room with my dad listening to rock ‘n’ roll after a he’d come back from the pub. I would have been about 3. Probably one of my earliest memories.

How did your passion for creating music begin?

My dad got me a guitar for my 15th birthday. At first, I wasn’t interested. Just left the guitar under the bed for 6 months. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do after I finished high school. Was considering the army, although I also liked acting, but that was more of a hobby. Then, bands like the Killers, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones changed my life. I started getting guitar lessons and picked it up pretty quick.

What’s the story behind your current music project?

I was working with a girl and I was totally into her, and she was into me, but she had an ex she kept going back to, and I ended up having to leave the job anyway. I always thought about her, for a long time. That was one of the worst times early on where I really had my heart broken.

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

It’s definitely commercially- orientated (pop), with a rock/indie vibe.

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

There are a lot of things. The songwriting of the Beatles. Their melodies, constant innovation, always seeking new ways of breaking the formula. Also, modern production methods from producers like Max Martin. At first, I didn’t like his type of music. Yet, as I learned more and more about his hits, I loved how he uses the arrangements to tell a story. There’s always something new happening in each section.

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

My guitars (acoustic and electric). Logic Pro X. My microphone. It’s one of those Rhodes condensors and it was relatively inexpensive but it’s more than paid for itself over the years. And of  course, I couldn’t make music without my Macbook. 

Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?

I don’t actually pay much attention to what’s going on at the moment. I’m more old school. I’m listening to a lot of tin pan alley songs, and American jazz standards. Cole Porter, Gershwin, that kind of thing. I love the wordplay and trickery that goes on with those guys. That said, one of my favourite modern tracks at the moment is Save Your Tears by The Wknd. It’s a nice song.

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

For a few years in London, I did a lot of busking, which forced me to learn lots of covers, because I would get bored quickly of playing the same stuff. Every week I was learning new songs from pretty much anyone significant from the last, maybe, 80 years. It really expanded my horizons, especially in terms of harmony and scales and all that.

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

The most important thing for me I guess is that people enjoy the music and that they want to hear it again and again. I also try to express myself freely without being limited by other people’s rules. I try to describe the world as it’s put in front of me. I don’t want to be pleasant just for the sake of being pleasant. I want the music to be good and neat but that doesn’t mean I want it to be necessarily harmless. But I also love experimentation and I always try to do things differently every time. 

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

That’s a great question! I guess, that success doesn’t come from just being smart- also a generous dose of courage and apaptation is required. And that I’m wrong about things regularly! I’ve failed a lot, but I keep going, and sometimes I suceed after I fail. I also early on got attached to songs which I thought were great at the time, but which I’ve since come to want to rework as I’ve learned new things and lived a little more.

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

I would love to perform at Wembley in London, England. It’s kind of considered one of the pinnacles of your career, I guess. It’s funny too because I actually worked there for a few days in a waiting agency- minimum wage etc. That would be a comeback wouldn’t it? The Royal Albert Hall too, because The Killers did an amazing live show there in 2009, I think it was. They performed songs from their first three albums. Absolutely amazing. Then there’s the odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens next to the acropolis. It would be so cool to play an evening show there in the middle of summer. And maybe an intimate gig at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. That would be special. And the Colosseum in Rome, if that were possible. 

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

Probably Lennon, McCartney or Oasis. The Killers too. Dylan. Lennon was very experimental and humorous. Oasis have a nack for writing these really simple yet absolutely massive hits that people listen to for decades afterwards. Dylan is enigmatic and very strategic. The Killers were one of the first bands that really hit me. Working with McCartney would really be something- for me, he’s the greatest living musical composer- the real king of pop in my eyes (or ears).

Where can our listeners follow and support your music? (Website,Spotify, IG, links)

https://www.facebook.com/patrickstreet2026

https://www.instagram.com/patrickstreet.music

https://www.youtube.com/@patrickstreet2026

Currently updating my spotify!

Of course, you can hear me on RadioFlames (Italy), Radio Wigwam (UK) and You Were Always on my Mind had a review this week from A & R Factory:

I’m currently negotiating a record deal with a German label so you might hear me on there soon! Although I have to keep it quiet at the moment…

My next gig in London is on March 16th 2026 at a venue called The Mayor of Scaredy Cat town. It’s this old secluded speakeasy in the heart of central London, where I’ll be playing for Hot Vox in collaboration with the charity War Child. RadioFlames and anyone reading would be welcome guests. I’m on at 7.30-8pm and playing originals only! 

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

Keeping building my profile and getting more radio plays and releasing my debut LP. 

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

That I’m old school. 

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