Pavel Zajicek was born on April 15, 1951 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Buttoners (1997), Cabriolet (2001) and Inventura (1981). He was married to Minna Pyyhkala. He died on March 5, 2024 in the Czech Republic.
In 1973, he founded the experimental band DG 307 (named after the code for the psychiatric diagnosis that would exempt young men from compulsory military service) together with bassist Milan Hlavsa.
His theater piece Pustina (The Waste Land) premiered in 2014, in which he also played a major role.
His lyrics were also used in recordings by the Plastic People of the Universe (Rock Band from Prague).
In 1980, he emigrated from Czechoslovakia and lived in Sweden, and later in the United States. After the Velvet Revolution he returned to Czechoslovakia, where he played with the restored DG 307.