Patxi was passing through the Côte d’Azur where he performed near Cannes, and he will return to the French Riviera for the Midem. In the meantime, we invite you to “always dream” and discover him through his autobiographical album entitled “S’embrasser”.
Nice-Premium: What is the color of your album?
Patxi: It’s a very folk album, quite tender, filled with sensitivities and energies with the guitars being strummed.
N-P: An album that can be described as autobiographical?
Patxi: Yes. Autobiographical. I reveal myself in these songs. The songs talk about romantic relationships, human relationships, the relationships we have with death, life, and time passing by.
N-P: Why?
Patxi: It’s what inspires me, what makes me want to write.
N-P: Which song should be remembered from the album?
Patxi: I don’t really see the album as a single song. It’s more of a collection of songs. It’s a life. The songs constitute stages, a journey. There might be one for every moment.
N-P: Speaking of travel, what postcard would you send to Nice-Premium?
Patxi: A postcard from New York, or Morocco, or South America.
N-P: In your album, there’s a song called “Hegalekin”.
Patxi: It’s a song about the Basque Country, my roots. It’s a song with memories, a return to oneself, a journey in the mind.
N-P: To take the title of one of your songs, what’s outside your door?
Patxi: There are guitars, lots of albums, lots of books. Literature is very important to me.
N-P: What kind of literature are you attracted to?
Patxi: Contemporary authors, American authors but also French authors, like Philippe Besson, Philippe Claudel, Laurent Gaudé … and also South American authors.
N-P: Do you draw your inspiration from these books?
Patxi: Yes.
N-P: What artistic encounter has marked you the most?
Patxi: The encounters aren’t necessarily physical, they can be on stage. When I saw Bob Dylan or Noir Désir on stage, it was a revelation. They inspired me to express myself and write my songs.
N-P: Tomorrow, if you were offered to become the editor-in-chief of our newspaper for a day, what would be on the front page? In news?
Patxi: The film “Control” by Tim Hunter
N-P: In sports?
Patxi: The World Cup
N-P: In politics?
Patxi: I don’t like politics
N-P: In culture?
Patxi: A book by Philippe Besson.
- Patxi’s official website: www.patxi.fr
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Patxi’s Myspace where you can listen to songs from his album: Myspace Patxi
