Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv argued this event that the communications Yuri Shevchuk and his audience, dominated by young people, not inconsistent with the teachings of the Orthodox Church. He also noted the critical importance that the word of Christ came from the musician, and expressed the hope that the message of the rock performer from the stage will testify that the Church values and the truth of Christ. Big reward Orthodox Church also received Oleg Karamazov leader of the rock band from Kiev, "the Brothers Karamazov".
- We know your music, songs, and here you, as a person is not very aware. Tell us a little bit about their roots: who are you, where?
- I was born in the last century, in the village of Berry Magadan region. On the Kolyma, in short. Then we lived in the Caucasus, in Nalchik, then Ufa.
"And your parents who?
- My grandfather Akram Kareev and grandmother talega - they are true Muslims. My great grandfather was a Mullah. My mother Faina Abramovna Gurieva (maiden name), but it is Orthodox. And my father, Shevchuk - he is a Ukrainian, he was even out of the Cossacks. Well, I took Orthodoxy.
"You chose this faith?
- Do you visit a temple or a Church?
- Well, of course. Although I would like more. I pray morning and evening. Sure. I used to read prayers...
Prayers are involuntary?
- No. I have a prayer book. And I have a favorite prayer.
- What?
- "Our father" and the prayer of the Mother of God. They are very musical.
I'd prefer not to write on these texts to music?
"Well, so much for "our father" is already written music! I am a man of the world. I find it impossible to sing on spiritual themes. I don't like it when rock musicians rehash the gospel. After prayers, the Psalms are already written, they are great... and I think that music to them is already redundant.
On the other hand, you're one of the few rock stars who publicly profess their faith in God. Many shy...
You know, in different cities of the country I meet with very good people, provincial intelligentsia, there are very large ethers. And if I would have self-control in Moscow and St. Petersburg there I simply say. Say on the topic of faith. A lot of questions. Thirst for communication among people is simply enormous. Sometimes live for 3-4 hours goes by, and it's terrible, of course. Well, on the other hand, people are interested. We are talking about faith - well, so... delicately.
- Actually, now what do you feel - what is still missing?
- People?.. Money. And conscience. Not missing much, as always...
Maybe some calm?
- I would not say - calm. Not enough what was missing and our ancestors. Why are there still wars, why all this, Frank speaking this language, crap happens? Well, just the Lord tests us, I think. Us war checks and the world, and now many of my colleagues and me money checks. Each generation is tested. How much would I his son spoke: do not fight, do not fight - they will still fight. They will pass this forge. And because I look at things philosophically, each generation is tested by hard times and grief, or fatty, happy life (also check a very robust).
You for yourself now, George, he had decided: what is the meaning of life?
- The salvation of souls - it's not what I said, but I just cut like here, and here... It is natural for me.
"Tell me, where do you get your inspiration - it comes to you over?
Yes, autumn and spring is such a miracle! I now the song rehearsing new:
Give at least one second
To experience the Holy mercy,
Snow, fallen yesterday,
to ask questions about heaven.
Whatever faded,
neither died nor had happened -
To hear wafting
from the sky voices.
And to catch up with trudging
in the unconscious the way,
And to return to the place of the Earth,
as usual.
Show them a miracle,
so you can see many
As reincarnated
in the Blood is Your wine!
- Yes, it is a spiritual song!
- This is one of the last songs, it's about creativity, about faith. Show me, o Lord... as if to let me experience Your ruthless mercy. All of these problems the conscience... Here the creativity begins. And this song is about creativity - by the way, good song emerges, today we rehearsed.
Then some cleaning done?
- Yes. As before, the monks icons wrote many they fasted before, and prayed. All is not so simple. Lepers were treated with paint for icons. Daubed lepers and people were healed. Can you imagine?
"Well, it's a miracle!
Is a miracle, just - just prayed this paint Andrei Rublev, Theophanes the Greek - smeared lepers. Treated leprosy, bodily sores. Very interesting.
- People are observant - he all sees God's hand!
- Vision is perfect, of course, for an artist it is important that it is a miracle to see. Miracles - it's not Disneyland. I was in November in Las Vegas - well, not in Las Vegas - Nevada University. There was held a seminar on the Russian avant-garde art of the twentieth century. Gathered some very interesting people, some philosophers. I walked around Las Vegas - you know, this "Paradise" built on earth - well, everything shimmers there, some crazy road, underground: you can fly, you want - go. Imagine the hotel is new built, it is called "Venice", so there on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th floor - everywhere channels. Are you from a non sit in the gondola and sail across the channel! And was there a tour - four hours, we drove to the Grand Canyon. And I saw this beauty God created. And, of course, this Las Vegas all - he, you know, that's how goby from cigarettes just - well, some. bullshit, all this greatness is built on the vain vanity. I was glad that I saw it. And the fact that I saved at the moment, good eyesight. It pleases. And sometimes it does not see, understand you wrong something.
- Well, the people there might differ from ours?
Is a separate story. When I go West, I think more about Russia. Last year I was in Kosovo and saw off ORT blown monasteries, temples. I thought, and we have some in the 30's how much blew up? Thousands! Moreover, the men baptized - blown.
Is also a kind of punishment, a curse because they rejected God. People in General must also repent.
- Not ready. But how do you like the new anthem, what do you think about it?
"Well, I new nothing heard. Of course, the symbolism means a lot. But on the other hand, hastened with this hymn. I don't believe that's the kind of reconciliation, where a little bit of capitalism, a little bit of socialism, a little bit of anarchy, there a little French frock coat, a little there, Chinese shoes. From this it is impossible to make a new Russia, I think.
- We see that you have a vision of what will happen in the near future? Poets - they are still prophets in part, Yes?
- Dostoevsky - he predicted far ahead what is going to happen.
- He predicted it, not talking, not talking in the kitchen. It seems to me that if the poet can be a prophet, not only being able to talk... a Poet can be a prophet alone, most likely alone, deep in thought, when he writes when he has something on his mind...
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15 / 04 / 2002
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