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Ilya Lagutenko, singer (Russia), 09/09/2009

Ilya Lagutenko is a Russian singer and songwriter. In 1983, he founded the rock group now known as 'Mumiy Troll'. It remains one of Russia's most popular musical acts. Ilya defined their music style as rockapops.

Being an example of one of the successful long-standing independent artists in Russia band released 8 studio albums so far, wrote and produced soundtracks for a full length cartoon movie and gave a new sound to classic Russian silent sci-fi movie and donated tracks to feature films including blockbuster 'Night Watch', where Ilya also plays the Vampire. His face is on the cover of the American release.

'Mumiy Troll' is well-known in Japan, China and Europe. The band's North American tour of 16 dates earlier in 2009 was a huge success. So in August the band announced a 42 city, two month North American tour that begins October 2nd in New York.

When you cried last time and, if no secret, for what reason?


I'm not shy or afraid of crying - I'm doing it all the time. I guess to cry over family tragedies is very personal and understandable thing, but I often cry if watching a romantic comedy movies or simply saw how people succeed in doing something together. When they sing together or dance... Crying with tears of happiness.

I burst into tears when saw Swedish flashmob recently (few hundred people dance to Michael Jackson in Stockholm).


There are some events during our life, when it seems as there is no way out. That could be tragic circumstances or such assessment of them. At that time, what's the thing to do?


There is usually no way in the old way of what you thought could be the way out. If you're alive and can think, it is usually means that you already found a way out.

The next thing is to drag yourself move forward even if you do not know where to... Main thing - not backwards. There is always pity for any kind of loss. But you simply must move.


Could you please choose any event of last days, weeks or months, that has distressed you? It can be any happening on a local or international scale. How could you comment on it?


My close friend does not follow my advice how to settle his family issues. It does distress me. I feel like I know the answer to his problems. But I guess it is his life first.


There's always a new danger watching for humanity in its way, always a new temptation we're ready succumb to. What's the danger of our days? And what's the way to avoid this trap?


We are all too selfish. We all complain too much. We wrongly interpret real value of things in modern life. We can't deal with what we have and still want more. We have to fight for better understanding each other's dreams and expectations.

I know it sounds mad, but World needs completely new ideology. I guess philosophy of humanity should be new totalitarian ideology. We know too much of reasons why bad things happened, it would be nice to puzzle over the matter "why this world is so happy?" and never find an answer.


What are the main obstructions to apply humanities principles at our today's life? Could they be solved?


I guess I answered that above... Thanks, I'll go and cry now.


Official website: http://www.mumiytroll.com
Source of pictures: http://www.mumiytroll.com

This interview was linked by: wikipedia.org, imdb.com, mumiytroll.com










Comments: 2, would be great to get one of yours...

rhinoceros, 01 Nov 2009 05:46 am

michelaIT, what is the speciality allowing to defend such kind of thesis? i'd like too!

michelaIT, 31 Oct 2009 02:21 am

i think my thesis will be"mumij troll' and yheir influence in Russia '90".
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