Jorge Palma's music transcends generations and therefore remains one of the most beloved artists and as has been said the most pardoned by the Portuguese public. A touch of natural genius he does not recognize, because he faces the music with hard work, continuous and pulse.
In more than one interview you states that your creative vein probably has passed, you do not think that maturity and experience count?
Jorge Palma: I think there are stages that I do not need much to pull the imagination, there are always new things happening, because there are more productive periods than others. Even when I wrote the song "a blank page" is a little joke with the imagination, it is basically work. I Just put in my head that will make a good record, but the first things go to waste.
So you think will still write their best album ever?
JP: The idea is to always do a good thing. I think so, because I'm gathering a lot of information, so the age and experience helps...
It makes perfection?
JP: No, no, I do not want perfection. (laughs)
And the recodrs you have edited before which is better reflects the artist?
JP: That's very subjective. I like all for different reasons, some for more emotional reasons, others because they are more effective.
As the "give me fire" that was a hit with the critics and the public?
JP: That is a collection. It was very well organized by Tiago Palma, my son, by the way, is my best collection was very well treated and mastered. The song "Give me fire" is one that stya with the public and which is more or less obligatory to play.
You feel that now have a new audience after the appearance of "night flight" and one of the songs have been part of the soundtrack of a Portuguese soap opera?
JP: This truth we do not know, but the "lay down next to me" was a success that no one was waiting, not worth making predictions. The truth is that summer 2008 I could no longer hear it, it was everywhere, on the street, fire station... (laughs)
Do you think that had not been part of the soundtrack of the soap opera would have the success you had?
JP: Of course it helps always. But success does not come from a soap opera, or of a particular album is the result of hard work, the pulse depends on continuity. There are things that go better even in the concerts, there are always better than others, for various reasons, but there is a very healthy way.
Addressing the concert, there is an emblematic theme people ask you to play forever?
JP: It depends. There are always shouts (Laughs) If the song is in alignment, if I feel able to play, I play it. But what often happens is that I end up touching these songs because of the alignment, I usually do big concerts, more than two hours, in concert with the Ségio Godinho there are even a lot of music that goes far beyond those two hours.
You said you were born an musician, from the four years when you started playing piano ...
JP: There was not aware of it, but the truth is it was.
If you were not a musician what would have been?
JP: I've wanted to be aviator, fire fighter (laughs). I studied with some conviction an engineering course, liked to have finished the course because I like math, physics. I would not have done any harm, but the truth is that the musical environment provided a lot of activity and it was impossible to reconcile the two.
This area of mathematics influences when composing?
JP: I think mathematics has influence on everything in balance and functioning of a melody is key.
And the lyrics? I know that one of his teachers was Ary dos Santos.
JP: It was so, he gave me the tools to work, transmitted me confidence and it was very important that work period, was an all day party atmosphere, but there was a lot of work. Then I have other teachers who do not know they are, the things that I hear now died Bowie. When I like a song, I put my mind in learning the words, I really study it, I not only memorize it , try to understand how the person wrote that and try to deepen as much as possible.
To be an excellent musician, there has to be a little music lover, listening to great music? This is important for the process?
JP: There were periods of my life passing from morning to night listening to music, but listening carefully. This time not so much, but can be a Mozart, as Tiago Bettencourt.
This is important to the creative process?
JP: When I want to listen music I do not like there is talk, people moving, or speaking. In my teens and twenties I got used to it, could be a dozen people, but we heard, no one was talking, we listen very carefully, I liked to take guitar parts, bass, drums and piano to learn.
But still hear a lot of classical music?
JP: My mother teach me to listen and as a child was very fond of listening to classical music. After adolescence turned to rock, but resumed studies because there are fantastic composers, Joahnn Sebastian Bach is a sound that there is no way you won't be completely surrendered.
In this stage you are touring concerts by the country, including with Sérgio Godinho, but have you a new project in mind?
JP: The project now is this tour, but an end that is not in view. So continues. I have every time more work and want to see if I record new songs, I'm in the mood.
