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Indonesian singer Pamungkas on dealing with rough days

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Clarence Roi Gillego

Push Team

<p>The job of a musician can be tiring and draining at times. But for Indonesian singer-songwriter Pamungkas, the best way to deal with rough days is simply taking a break.  </p><div><br/></div><p>“When things get rough or you have a bad day or a tough night, how I’m usually regaining inspiration is just to have a break like a normal human being,” he told PUSH ABS-CBN in a virtual interview.  </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-13" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DI-0nGBTAAF/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=630&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A13%2C%22os%22%3A8122381.4%2C%22ls%22%3A209758.90000000037%2C%22le%22%3A210257.90000000037%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1003" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-13" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>While Pamungkas acknowledges that it is important for musicians like him to be surrounded by people whom they trust, he also loves spending time just by himself.  </p><div><br/></div><p>“If people [who are close to me] are busy, I would have a midnight bike riding session and I would just randomly go anywhere else,” he said. “I don’t know where I’m going but I will just keep going and going and see what I find.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/4/26/pamungkas-on-drawing-inspiration-from-personal-experiences-i-capture-moments-through-songs-1439" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Pamungkas on drawing inspiration from personal experiences: ‘I capture moments through songs’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>For him, taking alone time is a way of reconnecting with his inner child.  </p><div><br/></div><p>“I think to find a way to still be like a child, that’s best way to describe it for me,” he said. &quot;If you give children a pen or pencil and paper for them to draw, they would draw mountains and sun, but the sun will be purple, the mountains will be pink, and the trees will be yellow. And I think an artist is supposed to be like that.” </p><div><br/></div><p>He further added: “I think to be able to have that bubble for me where I hang out with myself and take care of inner child, just being a child basically, a safe place for me to be a child is a healthy thing to nurture that songwriting antenna.” </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/4/25/indonesia-s-pamungkas-recalls-collab-with-ben-ben-it-didn-t-feel-like-working-1859" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Indonesia&#x27;s Pamungkas recalls collab with Ben&amp;Ben: &#x27;It didn&#x27;t feel like working&#x27;</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>The Jakarta-based musician also pointed out the importance of keeping a distance from social media noise.  </p><div><br/></div><p>“It is important to sort of just have that bravery and be very detached from what people might say or might think about me,” he said. “And especially since we live in an era where social media is everywhere and it’s so easy to get triggered by what people say in the comments.” </p><div><br/></div><p>Known for his hit single &quot;To the Bone,&quot; Pamungkas visited the Philippines on Saturday, April 26, treating his Filipino fans to 17 songs during the al fresco concert at 123 Block Mandala Park in Mandaluyong City. It was his second time performing in the country, with his first in 2022.  </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/4/28/filipino-fans-relish-southeast-asian-music-treat-by-indonesia-s-pamungkas-thailand-s-scrubb-1612" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Filipino fans relish Southeast Asian music treat by Indonesia’s Pamungkas, Thailand’s Scrubb</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>He shared the stage with the Thai band Scrubb and Original Pilipino Music (OPM) bands The Ridleys and Shirebound.  </p><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>

<p>Indonesian singer-songwriter Pamungkas shares how he regains inspiration to move forward when encountering rough days. </p>

Indonesian singer-songwriter Pamungkas shares how he regains inspiration to move forward when encountering rough days.

Indonesian singer Pamungkas on dealing with rough days: 'I take a break like a normal human being'

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Indonesian singer Pamungkas on dealing with rough days: 'I take a break like a normal human being'

Clarence Gillego,

Push Team

Published May 01, 2025 08:07 PM PHT

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