Pavel Zajíček
Czech poet and musician
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| Intro | Czech poet and musician | |
| A.K.A. | Pavel Zajicek | |
| A.K.A. | Pavel Zajicek | |
| Places | Czech Republic | |
| is | Writer Singer Poet | |
| Work field | Literature Music | |
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| Birth | 15 April 1951, Prague, Duchy of Bohemia | |
| Age | 73 years |
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Biography
Pavel Zajíček (born 15 April 1951, in Prague) is a Czech poet and musician. In 1973, he founded experimental band DG 307 together with bassist Milan Hlavsa. Seven years after, he emigrated from Czechoslovakia and lived in Sweden, later in the United States. After the Velvet Revolution he returned to Czechoslovakia, where he played with restored DG 307.
His lyrics were also used for recordings by the Plastic People of the Universe (for example "Apokalyptickej pták" from Egon Bondy's Happy Hearts Club Banned). In 2014 he received the Revolver Revue award. He also starred in Czech comedy film Buttoners. In 2007 he released a solo album Kakofonie cesty. His theater piece Pustina was premiered in 2014. He also plays a major role here.
Discography
- Kakofonie cesty (2007)
- Podobenství (2011)