#318: Pez – Music is a Blessing

Pez (Perry Chapman) is one of Australia’s most respected hip-hop artists and an icon. He has achieved ARIA-charting albums, national tours, and collaborations with some of Australia’s most influential hip-hop acts. Pez has a reputation as one of the countries sharpest lyricists. His longevity and evolution have cemented him as a trusted, authentic voice in Australian music, admired for both his craft and his contribution to the culture.

Pez is touring with 360 on their Back N Forth Tour, check it out (links below)!

We chat about leaving music and coming back (hopefully), authenticity and being yourself, flow state, graves disease, nerves and performing, negative self-talk, life changing experience in Sunshine Coast, how Aussie rap is perceived, his new tour with 360, being a father plus plenty more!

I love how Pez talks about writing from his lived experiences in his songs. Not only does it make him relatable and authentic, but it’s also really powerful because it allows us, as listeners, to connect and can even help us work through our own challenges. I love how he wrote a song about the care and love of his parents and then later wrote a song about becoming a father himself.
It is these experiences and reflections in his music that not only help us connect with him, but also invite us to reflect on our own lives and the things we’re navigating. I love this because Pez talks about the initial struggle with authenticity and feeling like he had to be someone for everyone. Taking that time off seems to have given him the freedom — both mentally and physically — to express himself more honestly and at a deeper level, while also realising that although music is incredibly important to him, there are things bigger than music, like family.
Pez reminds all of us about perspective and how sometimes we need to step back to gain a big picture view. It’s a reminder that while our work and passions are important, they shouldn’t come at the cost of the people, values, and connections that ground us.

Life is about perspective and how you look at something… ultimately, you have to zoom out – Whitney Wolfe Herd