Gosha Grachevsky will take part in the “Music Class” program
One of the most exciting discoveries in the world of Russian chanson, Gosha Grachevsky, goes to Moscow to enroll in the “Music Class” program. Gosha Grachevsky gave us an exclusive interview about himself, the upcoming trip, creativity and personal life.
Gosha, hello! Congratulations on the fact that you have already received an invitation to record an acoustic concert from Chanson TV! Despite your convincing debut with the songs “Crazy Card” and “My Madame” and the undoubted success of other songs from the album “By Suit,” this trip to Moscow and to television is a serious step towards widespread success. I looked on YouTube the day before and saw a sea of fan videos with your songs - this means that people are interested in your work and they are waiting for your appearance on the screens. And now this opportunity has appeared. You are invited to the central TV channel. Tell me, was the news about the invitation shocking for you or not?
- Hello! After “Chanson TV” saw my video for the song “Wild Card,” they immediately invited me to record the “Music Class” program with my participation. This is a great honor for me, I am grateful to the editors of Chanson TV and am looking forward to this trip. For me and the musical group, this will be a kind of journey.
Your stage image, like the theme of the first song, not to mention the video, is all tightly connected with cards. And it’s clear that you handle them quite well, if not masterfully. What is this, another talent or profession?
— In general, since childhood I loved magic tricks, and I believed in miracles when I saw something from films, for example. This delighted me and little by little I began to learn it myself. I still believe in a miracle; it can happen at any moment. Friends, of course, know there is no magic here, only sleight of hand. But they like the way I turn sleight of hand into illusion.
On the Internet you can also find information about another of your serious hobbies - painting. How did you happen to get involved in music, having more than one craft in your hands?
— I took up music professionally quite recently, a year and a half ago, and before that I really engaged in painting, studied this. It remains in my life to this day. I visit exhibitions, I can look at one canvas for a long time, whether it is contemporary art or not ...
And your nickname? There is a story, why Gosh Grachevsky?
— At first it was a pseudonym, now it’s like a real name (laughs). But in general, there is a funny story from school. We had a fun and friendly class. We often acted out skits, pranked classmates, even teachers... And the fact that I was often the instigator of the chaos did not go unnoticed. And one day, when we set up a real ambush for an innocent teacher, we received in response an exclamation: “Stop this Yeralash!” and pointing at me, “Especially you Grachevsky!”... Everyone laughed loudly at once. As happens in such cases, it stuck...
Once in an interview on Radio Chanson, you said that working with producer Timur Kitov is difficult, but very interesting. How are you working together now? Did you work together?
- Did I really say that!? (laughs). Although, it’s true, what can we say - Timur is a demanding leader, of course, but we work and we have no other choice... We spend a lot of time together and understand that since they listen to us, it means we are responsible to people.
Are you already working on new material, on new songs, after the release of the album “By Suit”? Maybe there is already something new that the public has not heard yet?
- Yes, sure! We write non-stop, and there are already several new songs. I think we will show them to all of you soon!
But what about personal life? Single?
- Oh, no, not single. I have one daughter, and, naturally, one wife (laughs). Unfortunately, there is a lot of work now and we cannot see each other often. But I really hope that very soon the situation will change and I will be able to hug them more often...
Thank you for your sincerity!
- Thank you! Heartfelt!
