Alexander Shulgin: "Not God's business -" Star Academy "

On Eastern European music conference in St. Petersburg gathered prominent representatives of show business. We spoke with Alexander Shulgin - composer and producer of "American Idol 3", formerly of the "Ivan" and "Mummy Troll" and singer Valeria - his ex-wife. Interview with newspaper "Neva time." - You have a lecture on copyright for the audience to the visitors, and it was the people associated with the show business - composers, producers, distributors, records, but you will be told primarily through the history of music. - What's the story, we would do well to know it because it's the only thing that all the studies, but not all, teaches it. I'd like to see the Russian authors do not copy the west, and remember the roots of Russian music and about what is and what they are writing. But now you understand me with this idea? I would say: "We can not predict how our words will react." Music must be true - the word "faith." No great composer, philosopher, writer, not lived or worked without them. These people worked exclusively by God for the good of humanity. You could promote rudeness, cynicism and immorality. - What are you working? - Now he finished the movie "Diva" together. It tells the story of three girls from distant Siberian town who come to conquer Moscow. This is a movie musical, as the main character, one of those Siberian girl. Through the ups and downs of going its way and will always be a great singer - And now, for you write songs? - You know, I do not know to write for someone, I write for the audience. Who performs these songs - that's how it turns out. A song for each listener, then anyone can say that it is for him, and he will be right. - As our pop is on overseas? - I do not like the term "pop". Popular music - from Latin populi, love people, people, people. But it turns out that this music, which is popular for now, that is, the people, the music is not so popular, but rather the opposite. According to research, it hears only 34 percent of men. And the term "pop" conveys contempt for the music, which is not spiritual, and was immoral. In remarks at an unconscious level, the ratio is that, and the "pop" corresponds to non-fiction. Gradually such music unattractive to students, and sales are down. This happens in the whole world. People do not buy records with this type of music because there are no heroes, there is a mass product of dubious quality and content. If previously lined up on the road behind the plate, but at least the same, no one Beatles are not anything. There seems to be a lack of public character, his personality. It is necessary that the individual had to say, a person must lead somewhere. And we, who reached on stage by a? But what about me in Russia - is the fact that it is now not so easy to buy tickets, for example, at the Mariinsky Theatre: sold out, and many young people on foot. And all of these clubs and that advertising in the press, people gossip columns - that is not the whole youth of the country. In the "shining hero" may soon be disappointed. But society has to go through the gorge. There is one such method - the parents give the teen a pack of cigarettes and offered them to smoke. Somewhere in the third cigarette, he throws all and never not one of them touches. The same here. Moscow and St. Petersburg, where many questionable shiny party, not the performance. And the whole country is a decline in the entertainment industry. - They are the third producer of "American Idol." What's that all things were created - to refresh the blood on stage, at least send someone to the Euro Vision? - Not God's business - "Star Academy". Why this project and scale - this is not my direct business. I was there visiting a man and did things for which I am not ashamed. I thought a long time to agree to this offer or not, ask the blessing of their spiritual father. Communication and collaboration with his students on "American Idol 3" I was not so much discuss the technical aspects of the performance and in the studio with them as much as what they go on stage, and that will carry his audience. Finally, a person a good handle with a gold pen, but because it is important that he wrote it. So here - it is important that you express. As a result, one of the boys examined some do not. It is impossible to teach a man, if he will not. But this should be done. As a newborn set to classical music, and the students have to explain - one day they will remember. But I'm glad that the "Factory-3" not vulgar am, because, perhaps, it had the highest rating, because people are always attracted to the warm and bright. - Is there a possibility of another "American Idol"? - Do I need it? Everyone thought that now would be "factory" new talent, fair selection. And when I saw - it turned out that the graduates were scattered, and began to sing the usual pop and worse. The audience came disappointment. - And what about the Euro Vision Song Contest? - Musical culture of the country. But it's one that the show and the show not. I'm not saying that lurk an urgent need for some sightseeing. TV just keeps getting something moving. And the people who are responsible for the selection of a candidate from the country for the competition either can not choose what is not, or is it a problem that we did not win. Also, they can see what is wrong, but it is not yet required. - Like what? - Maybe for the audience to discuss the failure and said that in our country there is nothing talented and well. The growing discontent.