In an interview with the leader of the Leningrad group, Sergei Shnurov, celebrating the musician’s 50th anniversary TASS He explained why he stayed in Russia.
According to him, his decision not to leave Russia is connected with his respect for his audience at a difficult time for the country. “I understand very well that most people have no way to get anywhere, even if they really want to. “I prefer to stay with my audience,” he said.
In addition, the musician added that he was skeptical about the genre of immigrant song and believed that this direction did not suit him. “If you go, you have no choice but to give yourself completely in this direction, and now a wave of nostalgia must overtake you. You’ll always have to think about how good it is, it’s passed and it’s over, and that’s all … ”she explained.
Shnurov does not blame his colleagues who left Russia and points out that although competition in the creative environment has decreased, the diversity of art in Russia may suffer. “I am calm about other people’s opinions and decisions. But for me, as someone who, quite largely, thinks of show business as a business first and foremost, it’s clear that there’s less competition,” he said.
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