Decembar

| 35 Tri koncerta rezervisana za 29. i 30. novembar i 13. decembar rasprodata su neverovatnom brzinom, ali ni tada nisu bili zadovoljni svi koji su želeli da noć provedu uz Zdravka Čolića, najveću legendu Balkana, i njegove bezvremene hitove. A Čola ne bi bio jedan od najdražih ljudi na estradnom nebu, čovek koji nikada nije bilo meta kritike niti akter skandala, da nije ljubazno udovoljio i tom zahtevu. Zakazao je četvrti koncert u Štark areni za 14. i peti za 27. decembar, te tako učinio ono što nikome do sada nije pošlo za rukom. Ipak, on skromno odmahuje rukom na sve te pohvale i uspehe koji su mu tako davno započeti. Još 1978. upisao se u legendu velikim koncertom na Marakani , a do danas mu nema ravnog. Njegovi nastupi sunedeljamaunapred rasprodati u halama bivše Jugoslavije i velikim salama širom sveta. Danas, kao i nekada... Postali ste legendauvreme kada su to mogli biti samo oni koji su zaista vredeli. Kako se sećate tih godina, recimo sedamdesetih u staroj Jugi? Šta vam najviše nedostaje? – Voleo sam da sviram, naročito da učim akorde na gitari, a u slobodno vreme sam se družio sa prijateljima. Iako sam voleo sport, muzika je prevladala... Radovao sam se festivalima, Šlageru sezone, uživao sam u saradnji sa Korni grupom, Kemalom, osvajao nagrade... Muzika je uvek bila prisutna, paralelno sa školom. A nikakve legendarnosti nije bilo, to će doći mojom ustrajnošću i kasnijim delovanjem. Ono što mi nedostaje kada pogledam grad u kojem sam se rodio jesu ljudi. Mnogo njih je raseljeno po svetu. Sarajevo je tu gde je bilo, često odem, INTERVJU: ZDRAVKO ČOLIĆ, MUZIČAR INTERVIEW: ZDRAVKOČOLIĆ,MUSICIAN DASEOPETRODIM, MOŽDA BIH BIO SPORTISTA IF I WERE BORNAGAIN, PERHAPS I’D BE ANATHLETE Threeconcerts, scheduledfor29th and30th Novemberand13th December, soldoutwithincrediblespeed,buteventhatwasn’t the end for thosewhowanted to spend an eveningwith the greatest living legend of the Balkans, Zdravko Čolić, and his timeless hits. And Čolawouldn’t be one of themost beloved people from the entertainment world – a man who has never been the subject of criticism or scandal – if hehadn’t also responded kindly to that request. He scheduled a fourth concert at Štark Arena for 14th December and a fth for the 27th, thus doing what no one else has ever previouslymanaged to do. Yethestillmodestlywaveshishandtodismiss all thepraise for thesuccess that he rst achieved so long ago. It was back in 1978 that he gained thestatusof a legendwithamajor concert atBelgrade’sMarakanaStadium, andtothisdayhehas remainedwithoutequal.Hisperformancesatconcerthallsaroundthe formerYugoslaviaand large venuesaroundtheworldaresoldoutweeks inadvance. Today just as it once was... You became a legend during a time when that wasonlypossiblefor thosewhoweretrulyworthy.Howdoyouremember thoseyears, say the ‘70sintheoldYugoslavia?Whatdoyoumissthe most today? - I loved playing music, especially learning guitar chords, and in my spare time I hung out with friends. Regardless of sport, which I loved, musicprevailed... I lookedforwardtofestivals, the schlager of the season, I enjoyed working with the Korni group, Kemal [Bosnian folk singer Kemal Malovčić], winning awards etc. Musicwas always present, in parallel with school. And there wasnothinglegendarywhatsoever,whichwould go on to be shown by my perseverance and subsequent actions.What I miss now when I look back at the city where I was born are the people. Many of them are displaced around the world. Sarajevo is right where it used to be, I often go there, I still have family there, but I missmy friends, especially those who are no longer among us. When you look back, if youwere able to hop into a timemachine andgoback, is there anything youwoulddodi erently? - I’m not sure I would deal with music. The voice I have, as a gift of God, can be measured and I have respected that. But if I were to start again from scratch, I would certainly complete school, maybe I’d be an athlete. Consideringthesuccess that Ihave, this isn’taneasy jobatall, you Alongside hits that generations have grown upwith, the Belgrade audience will enjoy the artist whose return they’ve been awaiting eagerly for ve years. With as many as ve concerts, ‘Čola’ promises evenings lledwith emotion, special energy and topmusic, but he nonetheless reveals to us that, if he were to start all over again, hemight not opt to spend his life singing day and night... Uz hitove uz koje su odrastale generacije uživaće beogradska publika, koja ga željno čeka već pet godina. Na čak pet koncerta Čola obećava večeri pune emocija, posebne energije i vrhunske muzike, ali nam ipak otkriva da, kada bi krenuo ispočetka, možda ipak ne bi proveo život pevajući danju i noću... Tekst / Words: Jelena Pantović Fotografije / Photography: Zoran Kuzmanović Munja, Aleksandar Kerekes Keky, Mitar Mitrović

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