Fermín Cabanillas I Sevilla, (EFE) world of music, which “is full of people who think that their opinion is not subjective and that it is absolute”.
Singer-songwriter born on March 18, 1981, she defines herself as non-binary (her self-designated identity is perceived as neither male nor female), a fact that might seem irrelevant when talking to an artist from his level, but it is important, and a lot, if one takes into account how his example is helping the LGTBI+ community to become better known every day and to visualize their demands.
First, he spoke to EFE about the music industry as a whole, of which he has a very broad vision, and of which, above all, he regrets that it is a world in which “there is still a lot of bureaucracy. It’s a very subjective business, and always will be. It is full of people who think that their opinion is not subjective and that it is absolute.
For Laura Pergolizzi, “there are people who are absolute talents, do you know what I mean? And then there are people who are numbers and things like that”, and in that complicated spectrum in which he moves “there will always be a lot of talent that does not receive the attention it deserves”.
Stage during the pandemic
“I think you have to keep your head down and work, and whatever happens happens. I’ve had more success than I expected, so I’m grateful for what I do,” she says, and from there she reflects on her role as a singer-songwriter, but also as a creator of songs for other artists, something that, when bringing her music to other voices, he does not lose sleep, although he admits that they often ask him.
However, “that’s not really something I’m thinking about. If it comes up and it’s wonderful, I’d be like ‘yay’ – but he stresses that he’s just “trying to keep my head down, write what’s on my mind and hopefully sing it well enough”.
In the conversation with LP, as with artists of all kinds, there is usually a reference to the pandemic, to how the creative process sharpened in many colleagues, although, nevertheless, he assures that he did not have “the feeling of prospering in confinement ”, even, although he says it “lightly”, it almost “made me want not to do it”, and he states that he was not inspired by the virtual concerts that proliferated in those days.
Reflections on the LGTBI+ collective lead to talking about the laws approved in Spain, and how in other places not far away there is still a long way to go in this regard: “Look at Italy. It doesn’t go well there. And look at my country, the United States, where they are preventing drag shows. It’s ridiculous,” because they’re preventing “what drag queens have been doing since before the Roman Empire.”
The LGTBI+ movement
“What about when the theater was only for men?”, he recalls, and laments that there are still “ridiculous” people, and yes, there is a long way to go, and we keep going “, and ironizes and defines as “adorable” that there has been people “who think they can stop the gay and trans movement.”
Before saying goodbye, LP shows the prudence of all artists when it comes to talking about new stories on the horizon, answering the question on that subject with “if you mean new projects like other bands of mine, then no”, and underlines : “I always try to do my thing and keep the music flowing”.
A “see you later” confident that her appointment with Icónica Sevilla Fest on July 15 will allow her to be in contact with the Andalusian public, of whom she says that she loves how “pleasant and warm it is”, which she will be able to verify at first glance. person on the stage of Seville’s Plaza de España next Saturday in front of thousands of fans. EFE