On March 26, Pride of Pinoy Pop Paul Pablo revealed the message behind his latest single, Kaya.
During an interview with Pablo, he said the song reflected the pressure he felt when he entered the adulting phase of his life.
“‘Yung Kaya is about adulting, kasi ngayon marami akong experiences or pressure na nadarama sa adulting.
“Kasi syempre fresh grad pa last year, hindi naman ganon katagal pa noong grumaduate ako. Pero hindi ko na-feel ‘yung transition academic, or school na life, sa papunta doon sa talagang real world na.”
He also admitted that he didn’t feel the transition between his academic life to his adult life because of the pandemic.
“Hindi ko na-feel ‘yung transition, so ngayon wala ng pandemic, ngayon ko pa na-realize na wala na pala ako sa school. So at least nagkaroon ako ng song na very healing siya for me. ‘Yun ‘yung Kaya.”
Pablo also shared details on how he based his songs on his personal experiences, highlighting his ‘hugotronic’ genre.
“I think ‘yung guide ko talaga is ‘yung personal experience. Kasi para mas dama mo talaga, I think kailangan talaga na may pag-huhugutan ka na experiences mo or talagang naiintidihan mo talaga ‘yung ginagawa mong song. Kasi mahirap gumawa ng song na hindi ka naman masyadong familiar sa topic.
“So ako since familiar ako sa mga topic na hugot ganyan, mga heart breaking experiences ganon, doon ako kumukuha ng topics. Tsaka ‘yung mga relatable sa akin pero sa ibang people din.”
He then expressed gratitude to Warner Music Philippines for the opportunity they provided him.
“Super thankful ako lalo na ngayon di ba lahat ng ito kasi utang ko talaga sa kanila. Kasi, siyempre si sir Alex din, isa kasi siya sa unang people na talaga na naniwala sa akin. Tapos ‘yung Warner, lahat talaga, ‘yung management ko, ‘yung Pink Scene, I’m very thankful sa kanilang lahat kasi kung wala silang lahat, hindi ako darating dito, hindi ako makakapunta sa ganitong klaseng opportunity.”
Earlier, Pablo released the song ‘Kaya‘ under Warner Music Philippines. His singles from his ‘hugotronic’ music also include Bangin, Bai, Kalawakan, and Gulo. All of his singles are available on digital streaming platforms.
