Serhiy Orlov is an extraordinary teacher of a regular music school, a musician inspired by trains. We recorded this conversation before the quarantine, but it did not lose relevance. On the contrary, because music has always given people the ability to overcome difficulties. This time, Serhiy will inspire and be inspired by Zhytomyr.Travel
«As our former drummer, my friend, the star of the Natalivsk rock and Novogradsky chanson Yuri Pashkovsky says: «Music is music…» Well, this phrase says everything. You either realized that music was for you or you didn’t. But in any case, the music should be live. Even if it is a recording, live instruments must sound on it. That is, the play on these instruments can be recorded, and professionally handle the «speakers». Music is a tool that can output from any state and enter into any state. The first phrase I learned from a pair of musical literature was that none of the generals would raise an army until the musicians gave the march. For me, it is a job, a hobby and the meaning of LIFE»
«I cannot say that music is a matter of my life. I just always wanted to play. As a kid, when I still could not play, I had my own amazing musical instruments. For example, the grinder (dust extraction tool) is my first guitar and the oil cooler is my first synthesizer. And then my parents got a bayan, and when I heard a solo on the accordion «And I will recognize the sweet on the way», I was curious to learn how to play it. Now I have decided that when I finish my music career, I will definitely gather musicians and perform a solo on the accordion – this musical composition. However, I know for sure that I am not ready to do this yet»
«I repeatedly dropped the guitar, left the band, but returned after a certain time. I understand that Fireflies is my last resort. Well, I find myself thinking that now is the best time to achieve something. I am actively engaged in and so far everything goes. So now I’m totally into music. The one that keeps me toned»
«Why is my creative nickname «Court Zvyagelsky»? It all started with a baby Christmas costume. When I was two or three years old, my mother bought me a Cat suit in boots with a blue coat. Then I first hid that red cat’s tail and then burnt it altogether. I motivated myself to be human, not animal. Later, I was surprised to see a movie about Musketeers, where Boyarsky played, and when I was a little older, I went out in that suit and poked a sword at my teenage friends with the words «Courts, protect yourself!». After that, I remember remembering the day before my birthday that I broke my knee and almost cried, but the guys came up to me and said, «The courts don’t cry.» Somewhere in 2006, I met the drummer of the Chlorine band Sasha Bondarenko. For his own – Rivne, because he was from Rivne. At that time, it did not attach to this scale. I played in different bands, in which the composition often changed, and at one of the concerts in 2015 began to introduce myself as Court Zviagelsky. For five years now, people have known the Zvyagelsky Court, not Serhiy Orlov»
«I was sent to the class for «bayan». I just played by ear, could pick up tunes. Once, my uncle came with a Yamaha synthesizer, on which I played the song «Electric Train» by Alyona Apina. And from the time I write the songs, there must be trains. Even, I do not understand why so»
«The career of a musician began when in the fifth grade I was asked to play «Kyiv Waltz» in the accordion on one of the holidays. The guys decided to throw a hat at me to laugh and collect money. And people threw money there. That’s where my professional career began (Laughs)»
«Shortly after I started my work at school, I was invited to a municipal brass band. As an ideological musician, I worked there for a year and a half for «thank you» … I enjoyed playing in the orchestra, I gave myself. Moreover, I ran my page on Facebook and created but failed to launch a Google site. However, then a conflict with most orchestrators began because of my vision of how the orchestra should work from a legal point of view and not from customary principles. I spat on the whole thing. However, many locals, especially young people, position me as an integral (part / feature) part of the orchestra. In fact, no matter what, part of the orchestra is left in me, and in the orchestra, when I leave it, so will some of me. For now, this is simply a source of additional income – working part-time»
«I like to teach at school. After all, I follow the truth of Lobanovsky’s words: «A person ceases to be a trainer when he ceases to learn something for himself.» That is, when you teach someone, then you study yourself. When I came to work at school, I knew that I would teach my children everything I could, and even more. First of all, I teach them not to RUN before concerts, and I always say, «No matter how you played, anyway, you will be home in an hour.» And if this would be the only thing I taught my student, but he needed it in life, then I do my job in vain, because music in any case develops a child. It’s nice when, after a certain amount of time, your children are grateful for that truth»
«I enjoy what I do. The main thing for me is that it is a return from my child’s desire to be engaged. If a child comes to a lesson and asks them to teach something specific or to spend more time with them, I will look for an opportunity. I am ready to sacrifice my personal time to teach such a child, because in every student I see myself as I was before …»
«I do not consider myself going to work: I am 33 years old, and still go to school. I don’t go to the orchestra – I play. In Fireflies, I create, and it’s not a common sense: it’s one piece of music that helps create another. If I can tear my child away from social networks for 45 minutes, then I’m already working not in vain. If Fireflies and I were able to hold a festival for two hours, this got people interested, so it’s no wonder we play»
«From childhood I admire fire trucks. Somewhere a year ago in the spring there was a fire truck on the street, and I was sitting on the balcony watching this picture (I live opposite the firehouse). Then I just described the model of the car, how much it could do, and at the moment when everyone sings «63B!», I realize that this track brings people together, and my creativity is fun»
«I cannot understand myself what inspires me to create – I am not looking for special inspiration. Well, sometimes I go to the bridge to meet the 143rd train in anticipation that it will bring me inspiration. Basically, I write tracks in a fit. These are all impulses of life»
«My most grateful listener … I am doing music for the purpose of self-realization, and to be able to listen to someone, you need to be able to listen to yourself. When I listen to myself, I control what I do. And this is first and foremost for myself»
«Only on stage I really live. Very often I play at the Fortress (ed. – Svyagel fortress) just and very often the young people passing by stop to listen. And when we meet in the street or at school, they mention me. Although it is very nice and expensive, I just want people to just listen to me»
«It’s quite different in the group to play. Now this is what I wanted. As Skryabin once said, «Everyone once started with punk rock.» Punk rock is good music, good. We will play it as long as people want to hear it, until we want to play it ourselves. We have been playing in our current lineup for about a year, and now we need to work together for a long time to demonstrate something. With our current staff, we organized the Evening of Kuzma Scriabin’s Remembrance, Street Music Days, Muzdvizhy. We have a dream to light up at the Rock Bulava Rock Festival in Cherkasy. In June, we are going to conquer their scene»
«I love my country. And I want to first go around my country. And I love Novohrad-Volynsky because it is Novohrad-Volynsky (laughs). This is my place, my comfort zone, my home. I sleep better here and the water tastes better (Laughs)»
«I would like to make it easier to develop a group without thinking about different problems, but just to make music and give joy to people … I always wish everyone wisdom, patience and inspiration. As a musician, I wish readers harmony in everything. And of course download our tracks, pick them up and stay tuned»
