Lyubov Uspenskaya about emigration and oneself: best quotes

Lyubov Uspenskaya, a popular performer whose music is close and familiar to millions of people in the post-Soviet space and America, celebrated her 64th birthday. Edition Esquire gathered her basic rules of life.

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She is called the Queen of Russian Chanson and the brightest singer, working in the genre of "urban romance". Her songs always cause a slight nostalgia, because to some extent the work of this singer will always be associated with the time of the bygone era of the nineties.

It was then that he immigrated to the USA. Her work turned out to be in demand - many immigrants who liked to come to the restaurant to listen to songs dear to the heart in Russian.

Lyubov Uspenskaya lived in the USA for about 16 years, she admitted that she could not love her: “I miss my house in Los Angeles, my friends who stayed with me there. And so America for me now is only the land, which for some time gave me shelter. There are no my close people, there is a foreign language. What America has not taught me is to love her. I stayed true to Russia and Ukraine. Having moved to Moscow, I can say that I do not miss America. Today I live here and I understand that it is Russia that is my homeland. ”

What other rules did Lubov Uspenskaya learn from life?

I'm not a Muscovite at all. And not even Russian woman.

Uncle told my father: “Stop mocking. You cripple a girl. She does not need to sing. Let him learn to be a secretary. ”

My grandfather native went to war and before the war he was director of the factory of folk instruments. He died, and in memory of his grandmother decided to recoup me. I had brothers - they learned to play clarinet. My cousin is the violin. And I - on the accordion. Bayan - it was a mockery.

I was leaving for the country (Ouspensky emigrated to the United States in 1978 year. - Esquire), where there was at least some freedom of speech. I could talk and do there what I wanted. I was looking for freedom. It was hard for me here. I understood that people are fooled here. All this irritated me: the party, Lenin, Stalin.

I was laughingwhen I read that Cindy Crawford is unhappy with her appearance, sees all her flaws, does not love herself, and considers her to be ugly. Well, she is Cindy Crawford, and everyone sees how beautiful she is. But I definitely do not.

Did not expectthat I will ever be put in an American prison.

The police stopped me for drunkenness. This is me for joy after visiting the doctor decided to drink. And got behind the wheel. And turned on the music. And rode at speed. Here I need it?

I was forced to visit the anonymous alcoholics society. They all held hands. That's horrible. I should have said: “I am Luba Ouspensky, I'am an alcoholic».

I'm not racist. I just never had a chance with Black.

Zvyagintsev called my director when he was shooting Leviathan. There at the end of the film, when the mayor enters the restaurant, I sing: “Golden Shalman, life is lost! Do not swear, Mom, I'm a walker. ” Sorry, we were not given an Oscar.

I think I talk a lot.

I do not know how to write music or poetry. I had one song, but I never gave it away as mine. Sang and sang. I think it's not mine.

A friend sent my song 50 сent. And he says, I want to sing with her, what do I need to do for this? I was so freaked out! I think, well, where? On the “Chanson of the Year”, or what, will he come?

I like Woody Allen's humor. Now he has a not so clear mind, of course. But everything he did in the past is brilliant. I look forward to every film with hope.

When a song sounds that I sang thirty years agoI hear such a clear, sonorous voice, high notes. Now I can not take these notes. But now I'm not very proud of that performance. Today my voice is wise, and the notes are sure. They have more passion, more feelings.

I love good jazz.

I can turn on my song on the whole house and listen to her for a week.

When i talked at school: “I'm Jewish”, everyone in the class giggled. I felt that anti-Semitism was flourishing in Ukraine. It was with impunity.

In Russia, I was immediately called to sing at the “Olympic". There was a kickboxing tournament. The men beat each other muzzles, and I sang to them.

Our whole life is criminal. And our whole world, and all our surroundings. When they say to me: that thief and this thief, I reply that we are all thieves. And our state is not a thief? Only they are in the law.

I once dreamed of surviving an earthquakefly into space and descend into the mine.

Miley Cyrus - very good girl.

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