"Sometimes it seems that the song is an anomaly. How something so optional can even exist and be addictive is unclear. And on the other hand, how can you imagine your life without a song? And will there be someone who doesn't sing?"Once upon a time, when Pavel Artemyev studied at the Conservatory in Milan, he wrote a rather serious song. In it, he tried to imagine the feelings that the Messiah experienced when he was crucified on the cross. And what an irony that it was this song that gave the name to one of the most famous boy bands in the country and became his calling card. Yes, it's about "I'm losing my roots and flying into the sky."Pavel Artemyev recalls his experience at the "Factory of Stars" with a smile, but, it seems, without much nostalgia — after all, the repertoire that Igor Matvienko composed for the group was not close to the artist's soul. Pavel liked more lyrical songs on complex themes: the loneliness of the soul, the finiteness of life and the immortality of our loved ones, small people surviving in big cities. And, of course, these were songs about love and hope, about the "funny lights" that are in the heart of each of us.And all this was realized in the ARTEMIEV indie project. The collection "Biography of songs" includes texts and stories of their creation. This is not a meticulous explanation from the category of "what the author wanted to say", rather a diary of memories and feelings, moments, events that served as a background for writing a particular song.It is a rare opportunity to communicate directly with the creator, and fans of Pavel Artemyev's melancholic and sensual creativity now have it.