Piyu Remembers the Early Formation of Padi, It Turned Out They Were Paid This Much During Their First Tour

Kapanlagi.com - Legendary guitarist Piyu recounts the long journey of the band Padi Reborn that started in Surabaya. He shares how the meeting with the other band members happened until they finally decided to dive into the music industry in the homeland. The meeting began when he was invited by a college friend to create a concert event in Surabaya.

"One of the committee members was Ari Padi, the guitarist of Padi. From there, we got to know each other. Then, I was introduced to the bassist, Rindra. We connected, and the three of us started working together. After that, I happened to be in Jakarta where I had already written a lot of songs, about 50 songs," said Piyu Padi when met in the Kuningan area of South Jakarta recently.

1. Increased Self-Confidence

After the band formation was complete with the presence of Fadly and Yoyo, Piyu felt very confident in the band's potential. He even managed to convince Rindra that their band's success was just a matter of time before it exploded in the market.

"Dra (Rindra), we just have to wait for the time. We don’t know when, but we will definitely record later. I am confident this band will be cool," said Piyu.

2. The Honor Received

Piyu also revealed the amount of honorarium that Padi received in the early days of their career. Although the amount was very different from their current contract value, he admitted to enjoying the process as part of the band's history.

"Once, Padi was paid two and a half million when we first went on tour. Then after that, we released an album, at that time it was still, still a single, 'Sobat'. The album came out in '99, we went on tour, there were 15 cities if I'm not mistaken, that was together with Dr. PM and Pas, along with Padi. We toured together, and we were paid Rp3,500,000," he explained.

3. Divided Among Other Personnel & Crew

Although he had to share the money with four other personnel and the crew, Piyu felt that the payment was quite satisfying for its time.

"Rp3,500,000 finally increased. Rp3,500,000 was divided. But back then, it was just nice, it was enough," he concluded.

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