Pray Pray
Paddy's first solo single appaired on 20th of January 2003 and it is "Pray". Here is a little interview about the single and its clip. You also can see photos of the clip (go to photos and click on videos)
1. Who came up with the ideas that are implemented in your first video?
Paddy: "I already had a rough picture of how I wanted to make
this video, so I looked for someone who could transform my ideas in an authentic way and
decided to work with Bernard Wedig and Conchita Soares, because I felt they understood
best what I wanted to achieve".
2. How was it working on such a delicate theme like religion and prayer in a music video?
Paddy: "We had a lot of discussions on how to bring in the five
main world religions: Judaism, Christendom, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam into a pop video
without offending any culture or faith and decided to have two main aspects besides my
performance". "The first was to show personal situations of people of different
classes or cultures practicing their faith in daily life". "And the second was
to have real footage of pilgrims and people like Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi or Pope
John Paul II, so that the video would have a very real aspect as well".
3. What is the message of this video?
Paddy: "My intention was to show how alive faith and prayer is
for many people in the world today and there with to make those that for what ever reason
don't pray or have faith think about it".
4. Why did you bring the football fans, the mad car-driver or the young woman in the
bathroom into such a serious theme in this video?
Paddy: "I think all people have a unique way of living their
faith and that it's important not to only show people who have committed their lives to
the religious life like nuns, monks or priests". "That's why I found it
necessary to show individuals that take religious symbols or pictures for a fashion while
others pray for better traffic or for a soccer goal as well".
5. Are you happy with the results of the video?
Paddy: "Well, I suppose it's a symptom all creative people have
that once something is finished one thinks of a thousand things that could have been done
better, but honestly I'm happy the music TV channels are playing the video even though it
doesn't have big fat convertible cars and pool parties in it".
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