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Valery Syutkin have not top 1 in the current charts, but remains one of the most popular and, most importantly, popular singers and musicians on the pop scene. In conversation with “MK” he was the first celebrity revealed an unexpected side of “quarantine” show business: it turns out that the online left not only all kinds of uplifting marathons, collaborations, charity, and also quite commercial and very profitable, and even corporate events. People are desperately adapting to the new realities of our habits and amusements, from which it is difficult to refuse.

However, most of the experiences of Mr. Syutkin — for celebrations on chetvertakova (!) the anniversary of one of his most iconic rock-and-roll hits “7 thousand over the Earth”:”They planned for November, but if earlier, in September, for example, and this is more or less real time, will re-open halls to host any show, and yet again papertrade, then again, everything closed.” Something specific could nakadate, of course, is Wang, but she died long ago.

Mr. Syutkin agree that concerts and entertainment in General will be the last thing impoverished in quarantine the population will rush to spend money, but it is still “more optimistic” today and explain why.

However, the reason for our conversation was another sad news about the death of one of the founding fathers of rock-n-roll, American musician little Richard (a note about the bright and paradoxical creative journey of the legendary musician on the day of his death, may 9, published on the website “MK”), and rock-n-roll for Mr. Syutkin not just a career, and the meaning of life and main passion. Besides from the whole Pantheon of the kings of rock ‘ n ‘ roll of little Richard it was for Valeria guiding star, is seen and heard in his work with the naked eye and the ear.

Dedication to Tutti Frutti

— it is Hardly appropriate somehow exaggerated sadly mourn the departure of a man who has lived 88 years is incredibly bright, — said Valery Syutkin, more appropriate light sadness and are as bright as his life and memories. Now from this galaxy left only Jerry Lee Lewis, but he’s a little younger, 1935, and little Richard were born in the 32nd.

— You posted a very moving post on his Facebook page, and for many this loss was unnoticed…

it Was difficult because it coincided with this great holiday — Victory Day. I didn’t want to interfere, but to remain silent could not. Late in the evening did put a post and gave a link to quite a poignant text that wrote Mick Jagger. My grades are the same as Mick Jagger or Paul McCartney: little Richard — the main voice of rock-n-roll. Personally, I moved into classic rock-and-roll through him, through his hits Long Tall Sally, Lucille and, of course, Tutti Frutti. I believe that these fantastic, shouting: “A-bop-bop-a-loom-op-a-lop-bop-boom” — this is the essence of what made rock-n-roll little Richard. Pure energy! If Elvis Presley the king of rock-n-roll, then little Richard is the king of energy rock-n-roll. This second is not. All lit! And life is lived to the original, in 1958, he had the care of religion, and on these two lines — religion and rock-and-roll and has remained Central to his life. Periodically serve that one God or another. A controversial figure.

— While artistically he was not the most expressive representative of the genre…

— little Richard didn’t have to watch, the main thing — to listen. At the visual feed of his colleagues — Chuck berry, Jerry Lee Lewis or Elvis Presley was more expressive. This is the same group Earth, Wind And Fire took a lot from his image, but I took the bait first on the timbre because at first only heard. To see something in those days in the Soviet Union was nowhere. And it was sweeping away the heat that was tearing apart. Powerful, and, most importantly, no one will mix them up.

And your manner, energy is rooted in these first impressions?

— Yes, Tutti Frutti has become almost my first rock-n-roll. Even Rock Around The Clock bill Haley I later sang. Simpler words — just two verses plus this explosive famous “counting”. Great! So he is the greatest guy. We, unfortunately, had not been with him on a friendly footing, in contrast to Jagger, who put on his page a video where they sing together. Incredible record! For many he was an idol. The Beatles idolized him, too, considered the true guru, is also crossed, and I just have to envy them. Just imagine: he worked his opening in the early 60’s, and not coincidentally himself little Richard was considered a Beatles cover of Long Tall Sally the best.

— Normally our musicians of your generation point still on “the Beatles” or “rolling stones” as the beginning of their beginnings…

— And I am no exception. I started in the ‘ 70s, in the last year of the Beatles, and I only heard the first song Can’t Buy Me Love, and it was a piece of music in the Intro to any transfer on Soviet television. Didn’t even know who is singing. But it was a powerful push, I literally listened avidly CCR, Deep purple, “led Zeppelin”, their first album, all at the same time, was a powerful immersion in new music. And little Richard, oddly enough, I first heard year in 1974 At the school dance had to play some classic rock-n-roll, and then took my “dedication” in Tutti Frutti and Lucille. Looked at the year of publication, 1957 and gasped, understand where actually are these energy roots rock and roll, rock, even hard rock. It was inspiration, new knowledge. Of course, I was surprised, because I was tnly was born in 1958. my birthday is March 22, and there is a program that determines what a hit it was the most important at this time in the world. And in my birthday it was the Tequila song the Champs — on the 1st place in the charts “Billboard” March 22, 1958 So I was born under the sign of music of particular style of rock-n-roll.

In the times when you began, even find rock music was a problem: the only firm gramzapisi “the Melody” — “ideologically” repertoire, no FM stations, no Muz-TV, the fight against the corrupting influence of the West, the “iron curtain”…

— this is a lot of things told by witnesses and participants of the “pore perfect”. My case was no exception, the main source of information was a tape of the film, and the instrument — recorder “Comet” or at best some imported Japanese. Exchanged notes with friends, copied. Records to get was difficult, but I was wise. Bought from black marketeers, the “Melody” album of the American band Grand Funk Railroad for $ 10, and it was a lot of money, because the store is such a flexible plate was worth 60 cents (of course, store repertoire, not American), and I changed: gave to rewrite someone in exchange for other records. Tried it with vinyl to rewrite on tape, to retain maximum quality. These tape katusice and roamed the audience. There were two speed — 9 and 19, I remember everything. Very convenient. I was down to 19, then to 9 to remove guitar riffs, the drum parts because slower twice, manages to catch all the moves and nuances. “Led Zeppelin”, of course, difficult to copy, the musicians played very difficult, and Deep purple, for example, easier. So play all of Smoke On The Water. Grand Funk, Creedence easily copied. I even was nicknamed in the army — Farmer, on behalf of the leader of the group Grand Funk, because I sang albums.

— Coming to Bravo, then, was not so much “career” as a musical embodiment of the main passions — rock ‘ n ‘ roll?

Yes, I have seriously dived into the rock-n-roll. Wife of hawton was very helpful: gave me a CD-set with ten collections of rock-and-roll classics, it had everything — The Shadows, The Platters, fats Domino, johnny Burnett, Eddie Cochran… And he said, “Study, here is what we will do.” And then I have a much deeper immersed in this music, but little Richard, of course, was with me from the 70’s, and it has always been my most favorite and top performer of the genre and the most favorite vocals in rock n roll.

“the Sex was. But for a long time”

Returning to the topic of the day: how our favorite rock-n-roll is going through an unheard of quarantine and isolation?

— the Phrase “good sit” took on a special meaning and depth. So — well with��dim. But for a long time. But what to do? Can not change, must be accepted as is. Use the time constructively as possible. But on repertoire work, doing something sculpted. This is a good time to work on yourself. I’m on Board. Did a great job on Victory Day. Not even by the number of participation in different live, online, etc., as in quality, because here we need extreme delicacy. Made nine old songs from the war years, worked on them for a long time, carefully, the album was released, was the TV broadcast was great… Yesterday I revised the “Belarusian station” and caught myself thinking that we are not just another state, and another triad of life. Everything else. What might be more correct, but of what was called intimacy, became much smaller.

For you is now time to rethink the future amid all these predictions, feelings, predictions, and what will be after the pandemic? It is believed that online so will become a habit that a lot of things, including show business, not to get back on track…

— Now not only online, and even corporate parties are satisfied.

But this still has not been told. Online-corporate — you’re not kidding?

— Not kidding. Of course, this is not a wholesale phenomenon, but is the place to be.

how does it look?

— As a video instead of a real meeting. It is very personally. In my case it was once. Call the family, they want to congratulated you, without a microphone, just a guitar. You sing for half an hour, congrats. Conversation, communication takes place. But while pricing is shaky, because of all the hard times. Need to find a consensus.

— You were always the favorite of the corporate…

— Now the old industry rules will not help. You need the desire. But I’m master of sports, I don’t need anything, no regorganization, superpoddelki. I already said: if the artist display on the screen of the iPad, and he sings into the microphone, it immediately kills the genre. Should be just like call a friend, face to face (face to face). Take a guitar and sing. And when the group training, then all is lost. Because the same Zoom good man 9, for example, and when the screen is divided into 24 parts, it is already too small. It seems to me, little cafes and restaurants could just quietly start, going 20 people, checked the insulation, and away we go…

— Yes, here they lived…

— In all this there are more element in the morale, of course, than a well-functioning system. Although the most resourceful people come up with are already how to make money. In fact, all this is not important, and not forever, despite all the talk about that, and after a pandemic, much will remain online. If not end altogether, transformirovalsya whatmore correct measurement. People will not be able to live forever in their burrows and only talk to the display. So we are made. There will be concerts, without fail. Just need to survive this time. Usually war every 20-30 years shook the globe, and now a new shock, denial. Wars, thank God, not comparable to the victims, but still a challenge. It should pass.

— Many people think that the concerts will be the last thing people will spend money returning to a normal life after the crisis, and shocks…

— of Course, the concerts will be far from in the first place. But on the other hand, in my opinion, not only mine, after large shocks there is a surge of interest to all the bright, sensitive, artistic, creative. Suffice it to recall the same 50-60-ies, when the world made so many great movies, books, poetry, new music, because after a hard days people want to enjoy life. And here without music just anywhere. Therefore, we will do the trick.

— so you’re more of an optimist than a pessimist, like the old joke: “Doctor, but HOW is hanging out!”…

— I am a realist with a touch optimistic. I loved the anecdote for the age group the retirement age: “the pessimist had never had sex, and the optimist was. But for a long time”…