Alexey Kortnev: "I forgive people very easily"

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Alexey Kortnev is a musician, actor, leader of the "Accident" group and the father of five children! He spoke about fatherhood, childhood, parents and habits in our interview.

Blitz Question "Cleo":

- Are you friends with the Internet?

- No, I maintain friendly relations.

- What is an unacceptable luxury for you?

- Buy another house.

- Where did you spend your last vacation?

- In Florida, USA.

- Did you have a nickname as a child?

- Leksyuta.

- Are you an owl or a lark?

- Lark, pronounced.

- How do you relieve stress?

- Through sports.

- What turns you on?

- Competition.

- Which animal do you associate yourself with?

- With a horse.

- Do you have a talisman?

- No.

- What melody is on your mobile?

- Old bell, like a mechanical telephone.

- What is your psychological age?

- I think it matches the biological one.

- What is your favorite aphorism?

- You know, I invented it myself. And it sounds like this: "Get up, you brute, go to work!"

The Accident Group is over 30 years old. What is the main conclusion you have made for yourself over the years?

- Let me answer with a wonderful, in my opinion, aphorism from the play “Letters and Songs of Middle-Aged Men”, which my friends from “Quartet I” came up with: “I would like to share my conclusions with you, but I never made a single one, because that any conclusion can only be one of many drawn from the same event. So, alas, I did not draw any conclusions.

You give the impression of a very positive person, so much so that everyone seems to love you. But do you have any enemies?

- I don't know, honestly. I probably have them. I'm even sure of that. But I did not have to face them.

What did you never do, but always wanted?

- Visit Japan. I really want to, but I haven't had a chance yet! I hope this will be fixed soon.

You are a hero father, you have five children! What is the most difficult and pleasant thing about this?

- The most difficult thing is to find time and pay attention to all five. Well, it's nice that at least one child always hangs around at hand, and you can pat him on the head, kiss and so on. These moments are very valuable.

With wife and children

As a father, did you change from child to child?

- Yes, of course, it has changed and very much. When my elder sons were born, I was still quite a goon, young and, in general, was not ready for responsibility. And over the years, with the birth of my third son, I realized what parental responsibility is, and I think that now I have become a much better father than I was.

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What is your most vivid memory of your own childhood?

- I had a very happy childhood, there is a lot to remember! My parents and I often traveled … But, of course, the most vivid memory is the endless love of mom and dad.

The best way to spend time with your family is …

- This is, of course, a trip somewhere to the mountains, to the sea or to golf courses. Aminka and I (Amina Zaripova - Aleksey's wife, Russian athlete, world champion in rhythmic gymnastics - ed.) And children do a lot of sports all together. Actually, when we have free time, we only do this.

Your perfect Friday night is …

-… a good long concert for a good fee.

They say that by the way a person drives a car, one can draw certain conclusions about his character. How do you drive?

- I practically do not break the rules, with the exception of the speed limit. I never allow myself to drive through a red light, drive onto sidewalks and, God forbid, park on the lawn. But I like to drive fast, which is what it is. I guess how I feel behind the wheel depends on the car. For example, I recently drove a Hyundai Genesis and was unable to exceed the speed limit, because this car has many different options that provide safety in this matter.

How easily do you forgive insults?

- I very easily forgive people and cannot be angry for more than a day or two. There are all sorts of cases: overlaps, delays, setups, especially in large teams, there are some breakdowns, mistakes on stage, when your partner, for example, forgets about the performance, and you get out like hell in this situation. In our Quartet I, for example, this happened, but I cannot sulk for a long time at the person who created such a situation. So I'm not touchy.

It seems to me that I am arranged in such a way that sooner or later I will be able to forgive all this.

Why would you never be able to forgive?

- I don’t know, I think there’s no such thing. Only absolutely some kind of final betrayal, some kind of crime against humanity. Everything else: betrayal, lies, deceit … It seems to me that I am arranged in such a way that sooner or later I am able to forgive all this.

Is there something for which you scold yourself, but continue to do?

- There is. And that's alcohol. I scold myself from time to time, I say: “That's it, stop drinking! Stop it! But I continue anyway.

How do you tune in to a positive mood?

- With the help of sports and alcohol, I guess.