Alexander Rybak on Radio Gala 30.10.2012.

H: Good morning to all Gala radio listeners! Today our guest is Alexander Rybak. AR: Hi! H: Hi! You're so cheerful in the morning. Hi, Sasha! We haven’t seen each other for a long time, you came to us a long time ago ... A: But I have very very very good memories H: That's wonderful. A lot of things have happened in your life. For those who are not a fan of you, who may not know what is happening.. We tell them, especially as tomorrow... A: Yes ... I have a new video presentation. I have a concert in the club "Tolstoy" tomorrow, so please come everybody; we will play music and sing. H: We will sing and dance and play music. What concert it will be - a cheerful, lyrical? A: Well, yes, it'll be in the club, so I'm going to sing all the songs from my first two albums plus the new single. H: So it will be more of a dance party A: Yes, yes. At the same time I want to show that I am a musician. Instead of a recording, I'll play live, maybe two songs on the violin. I reallt want people to leave this club with a positive experience! H: I understand, that is in spite of your tour activity, you still have time to engage in the violin. A: Yes, yes, yes H: The violin requires regular intervention A: Yes, so I very rarely visited Ukraine and Russia last year, because I was studying, it was the last year of the conservatory H: You graduated! Congratulations A: Thank you very much. In Azerbaijan at the time of Eurovision, everyone was partying every evening, and I had to go home. I always opened the parties, I performed there and then left. H: Because a conservatory requires a lot of attention, even more so for the last course. Well, I congratulate you once again. I know that the Russian-language program will be on your concert tomorrow. Right? A: Yes. I speak Russian much better now, right? H: Yes, indeed. A: Thanks. Hopefully, the listeners also understand me. H: Great, you'e made real progress. After a few minutes we'll talk about the concert in more detail, and about the song and the video, which will be presented at this concert. I remind you, Alexander Rybak is our guest and you are listening to Gala. H: To all the Gala-radio listeners, a good morning. Today our guest is Alexander Rybak, who came to Kiev for a concert, which will be tomorrow. And you can visit it, and see the video for the new song, which you wrote. A: Yes, and then we will sing this song together. H: Aha, wonderful. Let's talk about this song. I know that this song is dedicated to a specific person. A: Yes, one can say that it’s dedicated to a fan, but she isn't a fan, she is more like ... H: A terrorist H: Seriously? A: Yes, you can say so, well, it's ok if she tries to ruin my life… but when she.. H: Oho, I thought it's a romantic love story AR: Not exactly. No, but there is something positive in all of my songs - I do not swear, I have nothing bad to say. H: How the song is called? It's the most important thing A: "Ty Dostala Menya". Believe me, I'm screaming I'm not yours. You're scaring me to death, what’s with you? You've driven me up the wall. H: This is a true story. There is a girl who lives somewhere... A: She calls, calls, calls from Israel H: Calls on your mobile A: When I get a new number ... she finds it.. H: How does she do that? AR: I don't know H: Wow! What perseverance! Have you ever seen her? Do you know how she looks like? AR: Well, yes. She looks quite normal, maybe even ... H: A good person ... A: Maybe one can even say that she is beautiful, but for me she is very strange. H: Could your fans scare you by such persistence? A: No, usually not,I usually really really like when people... H: Show interest to you.. A: Yes, when they have surprises for me ... H: What do fans usually give to you? Stuffed toys are not disregarded yet? A: Well, stuffed toys, then a bit more adult toys ... it's different... very strange H: Oh, what are these adult toys? Very interesting ... A: I will have a museum soon H: Well, despite the fact that you have a large army of fans, mainly girls, she has managed to stand out so much that you dedicated a song to her - Dostala! Is it correct? And also made a video. We'll talk about the video in a few minutes. H: To all the Gala-radio listeners a good morning. We've a guest, Alexander Rybak, who presents the song "Dostala" at Gala-radio today. The song is dedicated to a fan, who is real, who ruins his life by her activity. A: She ruins my friend’s lives, that’s most important. H: Really? A: Yes. She was waiting near MY Mom and Dad’s house with a teddy bear. She seems to be nice, but not for me... I already know her.. H: Hey, here's a clip .. Does she star in it? A: No, no, it's the opposite, I invited the prettiest girl in Ukraine, her name is Yana, she's a model from Donetsk. And.. H: The most beautiful girl in Ukraine is Yana from Donetsk? Please, be precise, because all the other Yanas from other cities could think now ... A: At this time I want to pay a compliment to Yana and this other woman… I almost said her name now. Because I want to compliment her; I imagine that she is beautiful. H: You are not acting aggressively. This is a rare case, where a fan, who spoiled your life, got a song. Many would sue. A: No, it’s not necessary, it’s better to submit her to a music channel. H: That’s correct, by the way. To the audience's "court" A: Yes, exactly H: That is the girl in the video, who is really trying to get to you, you're a star, she is a fan, that is a real story. Right? A: Yes, it's not even about that I'm a star. I think that many people have an experience like this, or know their history in the song. H: About unrequited love… A: Well, I wouldn’t speak about love at all. H: Ok, we won't H: Good morning all Gala-radio listeners! Today our guest is Alexander Rybak, who leads an active concert life. I heard that a Christmas tour all over Scandinavia is expected. How many concerts will there be? A: It will be 48 concerts during one month. So.. H: Do you know how many days a month has? What month is that, which has 48 days? A: We have double concerts almost every day H: Are you serious? Morning concert and evening concert? Or? AR: No, well, at 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock. We have many many small towns in Scandinavia. H: There isn't a big distance between them.. AR: Yes, a lot of small towns. We’ll play the concert in churches, with 700-800 people. Then we’ll finish about 7:30 and go to the new city H: Quite a busy schedule. Will it be after the New Year? A: The Scandinavian Christmas tour begins in November and continues in December. H: And you’ll have some sleep at the New Year. Unlikely you will drink champagne. A: The most important thing is just have some sleep every day. I don’t celebrate anything after every concert. H: Yes? So I wanted to ask you – do you warm yourself after each concert? A: Well, I do sometimes, with tea and brandy. H: I'm not joking. Because it’s said, brandy is healthy for ligaments. A: I don't know, I think brandy is generally not healthy. H: Do you lead a healthy life, Sasha? AR: Well, I don't know, if.. H: You look great. Well done! A: Thank you! Thanks. Though in the morning I feel a bit like a turtle, but.. H: So you will be a zinger in the evening. AR: yes H: We'll see it at the concert tomorrow with our own eyes AR: All will see and hear. H: Do you promise? AR: I promise AR: I have the best audience here in Kiev. H: Really? It's nice to hear that. AR: Yes, I really strive to come here often. H: Amazing. Alexander Rybak is our guest today, and I will come back to you with couple of questions in a few minutes. H: Today we have a guest, Alexander Rybak, who came to Kiev to have a concert, which will be held tomorrow, with a new song and a new video for this song. I know, in the time that we haven’t seen you – since 2010 I think… You have already released a Russian album A: Actually I've released two Russian albums, two European albums, and one for Scandinavia. So I really like to work... H: I didn’t manage to count your albums. How many? A: Five. I like to work locally. H: For A specific audience, for example. AR: Yes, in Ukraine I'm trying to understand your culture. H: Aha, I like how you said "I'm trying to understand". So our culture is not very easy. Understand, penetrate, thanks! A: Yes, yes. That's why I come here so often. In Finland, I sing rock music. In Norway, in Scandinavia I am Rybak with a violin. H: In Norway you are Rybak with a violin, and in Ukraine you are Rybak… A: With a saxophone… H: Really? A: No, not really. I sing more dance music here. H: Did you have more time to write songs after graduation? Or it isn't affected? A: No, it had no effect on my time. Just.. I GET different requests all the time , I was invited back and forth. But now I’ve learned to refuse, sometimes you need to say “no” to some projects for better, more successful projects. To focus 100% on the right project, and I don’t care if IT IS a big or a small audience ... H: Sasha, is it easy to reach an agreement with you? A: It depends on the deal. H: So you've learned to say "no", it's a pity, I should have used "the moment" in 2010 A: Then I knew only one word in Russian H: "No"? AR: "Yes" H: And now you’ve learned the second - "no" H: Today we have a guest, Alexander Rybak, you're listening to Gala-radio. H: To all the Gala-radio listeners a good morning. Today we have a guest, Alexander Rybak, who hasn’t changed much, but we can hear that he has learned Russian language. And you probably feel more uninhibited now, right? AR: Thank you. And I put on my glasses. I really feel uninhibited. Usually I use contact lenses. H: Good. Why did you put on glasses now? A: Because it's early morning now… H: I thought that you wanted to have A more intelligent look. A: No. I am too late to appear clever. H: Why? Are you adult already? A: Artists should be *some word invented by Alex* H: Tell me, what is going on in your personal life? Do you have time for your personal life? AR: Yes, yes. I have friends... H: Is there a beloved one, a girl? AR: Like the most beloved? No H: You put me in a dead end by this question, honestly. The most beloved… yes, the only one. Did you find her? A: No, I had a girl, she was the best. She's Norwegian, but we have broken up, and now my heart is in the music and in LEGO, I build LEGO now. H: You speak, speak, and suddenly an unexpected fact always comes at the end of the sentence. What is that LEGO? A: I have a children's hobby, I don’t understand how kids have time, I already spent almost 5000 euros for it. H: Are you serious? So are you doing the concerts to raise money for the LEGO? A: Yes, yes H: Do you save money for LEGO? A: Please come tomorrow! H: It's like you come home after the concert: "thank God, the tour is over, and I can shut myself in my room and construct LEGO" A: Yes, these are my thoughts exactly. H: Really? AR: It's correct. H: Is it for relaxing, or maybe even for creativity? What do you need it for? A: Well, I'm relaxing with it. You know, there are a lot of different teams in my life, different projects, I have to control them. I have to say to them - please remember, this is for tomorrow, these chords to play, the sound is not as it should be. H: The information is in your head all the time. A: No, not only to contain information, I have to distribute information all the time. And it's on the contrary with LEGO. H: You have found a way to relax. A: Yes, they tell me, Sasha, put this piece on that piece, that’s all. H: Ah, I thought you went on a fishing trip. Everybody thinks so. A: No, no. With LEGO, and this is a very good philosophy – the biggest and most beautiful things have to start with small things. H: It's a good topic for us, not to finish our talk, but put an ellipses. We will wait for you in the studio of Gala Radio. We wish you a successful concert, which will be held tomorrow at the club "Tolstoy" A: Thank you very much! I'll be very happy. H: I wish you success in all your projects, and a change for the better. And musical success. A: You're welcome. H: See you! Bye! AR: Yes, see you.