In Bed With Icelandic Pop Icon Páll Óskar – Full Interview
Páll Óskar has been breaking barriers in Iceland via his music and activism for more than three decades! I'm kicking off my new interview series "In Bed With", which is sponsored by Center Hotels, with this pop music icon. We talk about his controversial Eurovision performance, what it was like for him to come out of the closet in the 80's in Iceland, and so much more.
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Check out Páll Óskar's Music here - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YnmlfVdziLiqFQtQ4zTcq
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Time Stamps:
00:00:00 - 00:00:58 - Intro to the Icon
00:00:58 - 00:04:36 - What Páll Óskar thinks about Iceland
00:04:36 - 00:08:36 - The attitude towards artists in Iceland
00:08:36 - 00:10:40 - Being a full-time artist & evolving his music
00:10:40 - 00:12:01 - Working with Younger Artists
00:12:01 - 00:17:04 - His incredibly talented Family & Exposure to Different Music
00:17:04 - 00:18:53 - Icelandic Pop Music Gold in the 70s
00:18:53 - 00:20:05 - Why trends spreads so quickly in Iceland
00:20:05 - 00:22:18 - His family's response after coming out in the 80s
00:22:18 - 00:23:37 - Reconciling with his father after not being accepted as Gay
00:23:37 - 00:26:24 - The change in Iceland toward the LGBTQ+ community
00:26:24 - 00:29:55 - Being an artist and an activist in a small society
00:29:55 - 00:32:10 - The pressure of having a famous older sibling
00:32:10 - 00:35:51 - Keeping the energy for his music alive
00:35:51 - 00:37:32 - Owing Donna Summer & African Americans his whole life
00:37:32 - 00:39:25 - Proud sponsors of Reykjavik Pride
00:39:25 - 00:44:45 - Iceland vs NYC for being an artist
00:44:45 - 00:47:03 - Art k
