Escaped from Russia Grebenshchikov* missed Russian listeners

Musician, author and performer, leader of the Aquarium group Boris Grebenshchikov❶ does not miss Russian listeners, he "physically lacks" them. He stated this in his first interview after leaving the hospital.

"Not that I miss, but what I physically lack are the people with whom we have been talking and to whom we have been singing all these 50 years," the artist said.

Grebenshchikov❶ added that it was for them that the "Aquarium" existed, so now the musician has put aside the word "Aquarium", "hung it in the closet" so as not to touch it.

"Because "Aquarium" was a group that from Russia for Russia," he explained.

Grebenshchikov❶ believes that, since he is not in In Russia, he has no right to touch this name — "Aquarium".

Recall that Grebenshchikov's concert❶, which was supposed to take place in Nice on September 21, was canceled due to the musician's health problems. What exactly happened was not specified in the message about the cancellation of the concert.

As EADaily reported, Grebenshchikov❶ left the Aquarium he founded and now performs under the stage abbreviation BG. All because some members of the team supported a special military operation on Ukraine.

In November last year, the founder of the Aquarium group, who lives in London, said that he understood the impossibility of holding concerts in Russia. At the same time, the musician noted that in He has a lot of friends in Russia, as well as a huge number of people for whom he sang and continues to sing.

Later, he said that he did not experience his escape in any way, but simply acted in accordance with the circumstances.

❶An individual performing the functions of a foreign agent