Interview » Intervju | 59 58 | Intervju » Interview Kultura / Culture – Stvaranje novog albuma kod mene jepriličnodugproces.Nisam to planirao u životu, verovao sam da mogu brže, ali nikad se ne desi brže. Novi album objavim svakih šest-sedam godina i već se navršava sedma godina od mog prethodnog albuma. U 2022. ću, nadam se, završiti novi album. Tek na polovini albuma shvatim kuda idem, kuda putujem i šta hoću. Zasad nisam još na polovini albuma. Uvek se prvo pustim kao na toboganu i usput lovim ravnotežu i smisao svog rada. Uvek ka ete da veoma volite Beograd. Šta je to što volite u gradu koji je, utisak je, veoma različit od vaše Ljubljane? – Mi koji smo živeli u Jugoslaviji shvatali smo Beograd kao bitan centar za više od 20 miliona stanovnika te zemlje kao publike. Beograd je uvek bio i biće bitan u svakom pogledu, pogotovo kao središte umetnosti, muzike i filma. Oni koji su živeli uAustrougarskoj tako su osećali Beč. Ako si I could easily move to live in the Belgrade of the first decades of the 20th century. I even have the feeling that I’d be able to smell that spirit and atmosphere, see the characters and hear theWestern sounds that were listened to by the musicians of that time… That's how the song Pukni Zoro emerged. There’s one song that you’ll hear in every Serbian tavern, that “most expensive”one, to whicheveryone simplymust feel the passion of the sevdalinka spirit. “Aj, pa, pukni zoro…” [Comeon, letdawn break]…not to attempt to persuade Kafane u Srbiji nisu samo restorani kao na Zapadu. One su institucije kao da ih je Srbija izmislila Taverns in Serbia aren’t merely restaurants, as they are in theWest. They are like institutions invented by Serbia Magn i f i co, mus i c i an I love taverns, where anything can happen nešto napravio u Beogradu,značilo je da si uspeo da napraviš nešto regionalno i da izađeš iz svojih lokalnih okvira. I danas ga tako doživljavam. Vreme koje si proveo u nekom gradu i sa nekim ljudima, imao neke događaje i emocije, povezuju te s tim gradom. Meni se u Beogradudesilomnogo lepih stvari i verovatno ga zato i volim. Beogradme je prihvatio i ja samskočio u taj zagrljaj s najvećom radošću! I, naravno, šta bismo obavezno morali da posetimo, vidimo, osetimo u Ljubljani, vašem rodnom gradu? – Ljubljana je u poslednjih 20 godina procvetala, kao i cela Slovenija. Kao da je neko složio lego kockice. Nikad lepši ni bolji nisu bili. Ljubljana je čista, pitoma za živeti, sporija je od Beograda, a to mi se isto sviđa, zato što sam i ja spor. Ona je pravo mesto za mirno popodne uz kafu i piće, romantično veče. I zove se tako jer je vezana za ljubav i romantiku. Ja to osećam u Ljubljani. you, this is something you must experience for yourself. It was written by a musician who lives and works inLjubljana.Hismother is fromSlovenia and his father is Serbian. His name is Robert Pešut, though that name probablywon'tmeanmuch to you, as we've all long since known him simply as Magnifico. Together with his band, he recently launched a tour that began in Belgrade and will culminate at the end of this year with a concert in his native Ljubljana.We caught upwith himas hemarks the endof the third decade of his career and began by asking about the next stops on his current tour… “After the concert in Belgrade, we will perform elsewhere in Serbia – in Niš and Novi Sad – and around the region. The most concerts have been scheduled inSlovenia. I always conceive the performances with a new repertoire adapted to the concert scene, and theyalso includemusic for albums and songs that I composed for TV series and films. Now there are also songs that I’ll release on the new album.” Your musical oeuvre is a kind of strange retro chic disco hits jazz mix, which is a sound enjoyed by those with various tastes…How would you explain that, what’s the source of such varied inspiration? “I don't know if that’s called inspiration to seek out genres. I’mnot seeking a genrewhen I compose, but whenI createasong, ithasmusicand lyrics, so it offers its own arrangement and the genre is offered like a smokescreen for the song and the message it wants to send. I seek the right suit for every songwith the arrangement, which is why they differ so much. I’m actually incapable of writing and performing in a specific genre, which I find very boring.” We can't talk to you without discussing the song Pukni Zoro. How does a Slovenian guy write a song that becomes “the most expensive” in Serbian taverns? And how, for God’s sake, does it impact so strongly on all of us? And why does it sound like it was written a hundred years ago? ;-) “Iwouldn’twant that songto impact anyone painfully! It’s somehow a kind of sweet feeling that touches me. That song is much bigger than me. It is sung in stadiums, for example, while I perform in smaller venues. I believe that the biggest com-
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