She does not like to be in public, but works on stage. This is her eternal internal conflict, a perennial dilemma. She turned 40. We have collected the brightest quotes from interviews that tell what rules the singer lives by.
I am the opposite of glamorousbecause I’m not a formalist. And the term “glamor” suggests some kind of ideal form.
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Since childhood, it seemed to me that I was given a little more than my peers. As a teenager, I lost that feeling. But then I took up a musical career. And there I again stood out from my classmates. So I once said: “I am a star.” But the star in my opinion is a slightly more gifted person. Now I would hardly say so, because the word “star” has a negative connotation.
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The best songs are the ones you wrote in five minutes.
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I do not evaluate my texts as poetry and do not consider myself a poet. I write the lyrics of the songs. It’s not just easier for me to study music, it’s just more understandable, because I can do music as a hobby to calm down. As for the texts… I need to write a specific text – it’s more of a job.
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I never conform to the format. I try to write in such a way that I like the result.
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I don’t want to know what people think of me. But I follow the comments on social networks. And of course, a pleasant phrase of a colleague addressed to me can cheer me up. But criticism – criticism can not hurt me. Because I’m my own worst censor.
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I’ve been told so many times in my life to relax, pay no attention to anything. I hate this kind of advice. If I could do it, but I can’t. It’s better not to come to me with such advice.
It’s very difficult for me to please. I am dissatisfied with musicians, dissatisfied with myself very often. I have very high requirements: for myself and for others. Perfectionism is my cross. Sometimes I think it’s mental illness.
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Unrequited love is very nutritious. More than mutual. You can’t talk about it out loud at all, but I sing about it.
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I fall in love with talent, not beauty. In the grain, in the core, but by no means in the shell.
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Aging doesn’t bother me either. I think I only get better with age.
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I can’t find any reason why I want everyone to like me. Because I understand the impossibility of this. You have to be who you are. And understand that you are who you are now. No more, no less. I understand.
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I don’t ask anyone for anything. I’m not asking for help, I’m just asking you not to interfere. I am a fighter.
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If I had the opportunity to turn to God, I would tell him that he is unfair.
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I don’t like to attract attention, but I stand on the stage. This is my personal conflict, my perennial dilemma.
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Politicians are very dangerous people. This is a very slippery profession and I have no need to approach them. And the authorities have no need to use me.
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The word “normal” for me is rather from the category of shortcomings.
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What is the meaning of life? You know? Me not. Find it – let me know.
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A man should be judged by his deeds. In my case, the songs. That’s why I fight for them. Because my songs are my most accurate portrait.