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by Zeljko Vujkovic

P. Lion : Simply because Happy Children was my first record. I don't realize that thinking to sold millions of record.
 

P. Lion is Paolo Pelandi. I was born in June, 29 1959. I started to play piano and write my own music very early. I think to be very romantic and sometimes too "dreamer", but I feel the music as a great way to communicate.
 

P because my full name is Pietro Paolo Pelandi and the lion is the symbol of my family.
 

Happy Children was in the top charts in Europe during 84 and 85, the most in France with Dream too.
 

The producer of Happy Children was Davide Zambelli, the same of Scotch, Finzy Contini, etc. After the producer of the first album Springtime was the label Discomagic, then I was a self producer for some single as Believe Me and Under The Moon with Durium. In 1995 I realize the album A Step In The Right Way with FMA and the publisher Allione. Now I'm working at new songs and music but I don't know if for me or other artis. I like the most write and arrange. I'm not a real singer.
 

No label at this time. I've some proposal from a publisher for a project with Sony, but I haven't decided yet.
 

You're not wrong. I realized the video for Happy Children and Dream in Paris 1984. Very professional, director, film and then digital effects, but all remain in France. Today, after 17 years. I'm searching to get a copy. I've never seen that finish...!
 

I collaborate with some musicians as Paolo Costa, Max Costa, Marco Gotti etc. Great musicians here in Italy.
 

I think the best was Gazebo. He is the only friends of that age.
 

I like music from 70's and 80's, not necessarily Italo disco. I listen to all the music that give me sensation.
 

I meet Gazebo, Den Harrow, Scotch, Righeira, ecc during little concert in discotheque.
 

Actually I work as consultant for 2 or 3 days a week, the rest in my studio composing and working on multimedia project audio, video, internet. I love to work with Macintosh since 1984, great machines !
 

I think the speed of marketing don't leave space to feel the music. You have to produce faster than before and the easy way to do that is to record remake or "copy" musical phrase from the old hits. I listen lot of old music in the "new" hits.
 

I was very surprised to meet young people that loves music from 80's. Probably for the answer of the previous question !
 

It was "song" with rhythm. Today dance music is only rhythm.
 

Not too much. I was for about 4 years in France, Germany, North Europe etc.
 

Was a nice way to experiments something different from San Remo music and Napoli and pizza.
 

No time and no curiosity... I don't like to work with DJ's...
 

I feel that age as a part of my life.I don't think to be nostalgic. I hope to have the time to make the Thousands of things I want to do ! No time for to be nostalgic ! :-)))
 

I collaborate as arranger on some productions. De Nuevo Tu, Betty Villani. The album of Tony Sheridan, do you remember Beatles In Hamburg ?
 

Nothing to change, only some more time in studio for the album Springtime. Only 20 days.
 

I divorced in 1990 after 14 years. Now I live with Loredana, her son Massimiliano of 12 and our son Edoardo of 7, my true love !
 

Sony wants a new P.Lion project. I want to write new Paolo Pelandi music, not necessarily for songs, my dream is to write for movies.
 

I think is important to find the courage to try new musical ways, not only for money
 

Many thanks to you and for your patience.

© September 2001 Zeljko Vujkovic - All rights reserved
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