How did he receive the proposal to dress in beret?

A manager told me a long time ago. In my “work” I have been at ease, I have been happy, and in that sense I was surprised, I did not expect it. When it has been known, I am happy with the satisfaction that people have conveyed to me, I can represent that satisfaction on the table at the end.

It has continued since the public championship. What has caught your attention?

On the one hand, the issues: I found them brave, the issues have taken their place and their prominence. In general they have been different, new topics. I very much liked the change of issues.

On the other hand, I believe that the young Bertsolaris are very strong. It gives a lot of envy to see what spark and what flesh they bring to the themes. To mention one, in the Bilbao session Saioa Alkaiza introduced the contributions of the poem “I will defend my father’s house” by Gabriel Aresti in the chamber work. I was there, but until I heard Jon Martin on the television commentary, I didn't notice at the time. We must take account of Martin's contribution and, on the other hand, that speaks in favour of the Session, although it has not been classified. And I'd like to remind people that, like Saioa, he's done a lot more.

What do you think are the characteristics of the end of this year? What will we see if we look back in twenty years' time?

At the end of the day, everyone has shown that they are able to do a great job, and we hope that we will do a great programme. I wish you a mood to do whatever you can.

The final contains the ingredients needed for bertsolaris fans to enjoy a food we like. Being a Navarro, for the first time in the times when we are organizing the championship, is nice. He is also the youngest in the championship.

From a gender perspective, it will be the first time that three women have participated in history. It must also be taken into account.

You are the ninth bertsolari that will rise on stage. At the height of the final, do you bring out new melodies?

We'll call Parkinsonian melody. I don't know if panic is going to allow me to sing. I would not like to risk myself at the moment, with all the excitement that the champion will have, and I there, like in another time the church delegate, John Paul II, with a scrapie that leads me to try to put flowers and do nothing wrong... At the moment I am calm. I have no commitment or obligation to sing and am satisfied. In addition, Joxe Agirre sang three verses when dressing the txapela, and Imanol Lazkano and mine will also have the boat...

You, as chairman of the Bertsolarism Amateurs Association, had the task of summoning whoever was going to deliver the txapela. They say you have a special passage...

At a management meeting, Jon Agirresarobe "Torrotxo", who was involved in organizing the tournament, told me that Sebastian Lizaso would have to be told as soon as possible that he was going to put the txapela.

The ashes of the great bertsolari Joxe Lizaso were thrown at Txillarramendi and I called Sebastian to visit the site. There we went Aritz Zerain and I.

When I got there, I started talking to Joxe. “Joseph, you decided to go from this world to full, as proof of that character that you expressed to us at the time in verses. You were always with the champion, but we did not leave you the option to put the hat on a champion. However, you have a son who has been a champion and now it is he who puts him to the champion. We offer you the opportunity that you did not have.”

Sebastian happened, he got a curse.