- Your active work in the entertainment industry began at the beginning of the nineties ...
- Yes, I then made a huge number of different cultural events. At the SUPERSHOW-91 concert at the stage theater, where I worked as a manager and administrator, Natasha Korolev with Igor Nikolayev with the song "Yellow Tulips" first appeared. Sergey Chumakov with "Do not be offended by a teen girl" for the first time appeared on the scene with me. And on the same stage I myself stood and sang, which was amazing. It was a concert of the "Morning Star" level, that is, there is no hope above. Naturally, the artists came to me and wanted me to work with them. And in the 91st year, I met Sonoya's singer who produced, and in the same year I met Valeria. And there were still Sergey Lazarev, Ani Lorak, Julia Odealov, I remember her very little. I went to the scene, holding her handle. Accordingly, I remembered these guys even then, but I could not imagine that my life would turn exactly in such a way that many years later I will become a spouse singer Valeria. It's just fantastic. But so fate turned.
The career in the music business Joseph Prigogin began at the very beginning of the nineties. And at that time, Joseph was not only a music manager, but also performed songs on stage
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- Life tied you with the legendary Vakhtang Kikabidze. What memories remained from working with him?
- I met the Burebo Kikabidze in 1994, when the war went to Georgia. And Kikabidze was then very poor, despite the title of People's Artist of the Georgian SSR. I started to cooperate with him, and we have always had excellent relations. Like a father with his son. He, by the way, the godfather of my daughter. But at a certain time, our paths diverged. This especially was noticeable in 2008. He did not even congratulate me with the 50th anniversary, and we worked together for a very long time. I did not deserve such a relationship. He just does not like our president, and this is his right, but I did not betray him. It is necessary to separate their political views from human. If I, being a jig, would not reach him a help hand, it is unknown that it would be today. We may not agree with politics, but what do people live in Russia, to which he refused to go with concerts? I am disappointed. I did not expect the ambitions to translate the philosophy of old age. Wisdom comes with old age together, and she must live in a man. It helps to analyze, be stronger. He is 81 years old. God forbid him health, longevity, we will still be happy to enjoy his talent.
Joseph and Valeria met at the beginning of the nineties, but then they, of course, could not assume that in 2004 they will become husband and wife
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- You have also been well familiar with Viktor Tsoem ...
"I met him in 1989 thanks to Yuri Aisenshpis." Yuri Schmilievich, coming out of prison, he served 17 years and eight months, began to invite me to part-time. Then in the USSR, people were kind, not such cynical, like today, and Yura handed me a hand. I was important to learn.
I remember, as a day before the concert of Viktor Tsoi, we sold 70 thousand tickets to "Luzhniki". I have been convened with Vites. And once he called me from Elbrus and says: "We ride a funicular, and everywhere plays your song 'Love time." I was still sculpting with singing. I was very pleased. Victor was not a hater pop culture. He adored people. How much we chased it by car in Moscow! How many times he came to visit me home! I never occurred to me to ask him to take pictures next to me. He was so beautiful man just incredible. I worked with many artists. And see what happens: as soon as the artist becomes famous and rich, you have to get acquainted with him. They forget that many of them had to crawl on her knees, to humiliate, ask: "Help!" And then they are already looking down on you from top to bottom and think that you, Nikudny, saw the great talent in them.
Joseph Prigogin was twice married to marriage with Valeria, and from these marriages he has three children. In the photo: With the son of Dmitry and the daughter of Danay, who were born in the first marriage of producer
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- This is your saying: "Where is the artist either kiss, the ass circle"?
- And it is true. This applies to almost all. To the great happiness, I was just lucky with Valeria. Probably, it is a reward. I am absolutely sure that every person can be rewarded for his patience and diligence. Honest and decent man can also be secure or rich. Just need to clearly know what you want in this life. What are you striving for. What are your goals and tasks. If you beat one point, everyone will achieve success. This led to what we have today with Valeria. In the first marriage, I had three children, and now I had six of them. And it does not matter, I have a biological father or not. It is important how you build relationships with them. Children are very difficult, everyone needs an individual approach. I am absolutely sure that I would be better to become a father in forty-five or fifty years. Because it is the most mature age in a man when he is able to be a father.
- And what about this?
- Before that - searches, emotional impulses. It is clear that everyone seeks to make a career, but by fifty years you already understand that it was not cooled, but ripened. How would I like to have children now. Because it is a completely different story. But there is no time. We are all the time on the road. We are with Leroy, you can say, sometimes we live in the plane. We can't refuse to work. And some Haters write to us in Instagram that we are in pursuit of the dough.
- You somehow said that the loot wins evil ...
- But they can not even be considered. For example, I recently needed help my mother. It was necessary to make an operation to replace the knee joints. And how much it costs, people do not even imagine. When Valeria's grandmother was 95 years old, no one knew how much the hip cerviation surgery was worth. Money is not needed to take the top over someone, but in order to feel free and independent. No man left the ground alive. Rich you or poor - all one finals. And a person with a yacht, and in a person without a yacht. Therefore, I am absolutely pragmatic and philosophically in this life. I became much calmer, including thanks to Valeria.
Troy Children of Valeria, who appeared in marriage with Alexander Schulgin, Joseph brought up as relatives
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- What is more in the family union producer and singers - advantages or minuses?
- Rather pluses. Now I understand that it is impossible to keep the marriage of the apart. Even when people work together or children work around, I take it in order of things, I consider the norm. It makes it possible to see close next to them. All in your eyes. And this is not control, you are just near. When people are apart from each other for two or three months on business trips, they cannot be called their family. When a person suffers from the lack of his loved ones, what's good? How can this strengthen the Union? Be sure to arise a lot of temptations around. This year fifteen years of our marriage. Or registration as you like. And together we are sixteen years old.
- As you already said, you have six children in your family. How do you cope with the role of a large father?
- It is not simple. With those children with whom I have friendly relationships, everything is fine, because we are on one wave of understanding. Here is the son of Artemy, a very smart guy, says: "Why should I make mistakes when I can learn about yours." Sometimes children become pose, while realizing that thanks to us they appeared on this light and that we understand a lot in life. That's when we stop understanding - then, please, you are walking out. I had everything clearly, on the American system - 21 years old, got up and went myself, goodbye. And with all who came out of the house and studied, we were there. As soon as education was obtained, another life began. They must learn to survive without us. Not counting on those earnings that we have.
- Children of Valeria immediately accepted you?
- Almost immediately. In the previous marriage, I was practically not with the children, and these lived with us, they grew in our eyes. We collected them, all six, together, which was important, and went to travel. And we had excellent relations, while the jealousy of the first wife and her cohabitant could not break all this design.
- How do they call you?
- Different: and dad, and Yesay. For his eyes were called dad, communicating with journalists, and I personally called me.
"I would really like more children. But we don't have time. We are all the time on the road."
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- You are temperamental man, and Valeria, probably, always have its own opinion. Are misunderstanding at the creative level or on everyday life?
- Regularly. We even have scandals. For example, Lera refused to record the song "Streking gone", which Philip Kirkorov sings today. When I suggest something, I understand that it is necessary. But the depth of valeria's vital philosophy, professional knowledge is sometimes interfered with her. Why are simple, arrogant people without constraint, like Buzova, for example, - Yes, because she does not care about what they will talk about it. She sings, dancing or dancing, she does not care, she is well done. She has no way of constant. And in people educated, with deep knowledge, another professional centers. They have other internal benchmarks. And I think if you went to the artist scene, then you work for all people formed, uneducated. These are ordinary people, they want simple things.
- Your children are already adults. Some of them went to your footsteps?
- Yes, son of Artemia. He is engaged in producers. Artemy works in a single record company. He lives in Montreux, opposite the very studio of Freddie Mercury and GroupQueen. Musicians from all over the world come to him. Montreux and today the world capital of jazz. There, for 50 years, all outstanding people of the Planet came: Quinsi Jones, Sting, Stevie Wander, Ray Charles went through this earth. I immediately lived Nabokov. This city is saturated with the spirit of creativity. Artemy lives in this musical environment, in this small musical Swiss city, in which the same Fill Collins lives. The son graduated from Burkeley's Boston Academy as Sound Designer. She graduated from American Webster University in Switzerland on IT-Technologies and Business Management. He received stunning knowledge and education. And still takes my master classes - and does not hesitate to. It is very important. He turned 25 August 25 years. He married a month ago. In general, it works, buzzing, absolutely apolitical, is engaged only by music. As for the daughter of Lisa, she finishes the same Webster. It has some kind of small business. Collecting to enter Columbia University in New York. I do not know why, but I will definitely not interfere with this issue - just help. Anya is engaged in music. He writes stunning songs. She graduated from Schukinsky Institute. He studied there with Pavel Favimsyv. She actress, but could not get a job by profession. According to Blat, I did not want, and it did not work out. The same in the theme. I didn't want to work according to Blat, but it didn't go. He tried to get a job for eight months, but then returned to Switzerland. As for the arsenia, he chose another road, doing business. Dima graduated from Gitis. There was a puppet theater. But the profession also did not go. Dana is now studying at the correspondence department of the Law Faculty.