Facts about Vakarchuk, which you might not know.
1. The first song Vakarchuk wrote in 15 years. “In 17 years, was written first of the well-known songs “Otpusti”. In General, each album of “Okean Elzy” has a song, which I am proud – I wrote it! In the creative project “Vnochi” is the song “Taka Yak ti”.
2. At night reads the Feynman lectures on physics. “My grandmother was a teacher of Junior classes and, of course, his 40 years of teaching experience, applied to me. I soon learned to count and read. The neighbors had a huge library of adventure books, which I read in 2 years”.
3. Was a millionaire. “In 2005, for the first time in the history of the program “First million” in Ukraine took the Bank. All the money he gave to charity.”
4. Left-handed. “Left-handedness I never bothered. I learned to play the violin, accordion and piano. It is now equally well know, both right and left hand”.
5. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk plays basketball. “When I was studying in the Lvov University, played in the national team in basketball. And I still love this game. Sometimes I go to the gym. Not to build muscle, to relax. In the gym is a tremendous release of energy”.
6. Angloman. “I graduated from high school with profound studying of English language, where instilled in me a love for the UK. Now I never cease to admire how the British managed their life idea and culture to make the dominant in the world!”
7. An adherent film classics. “To the cinema I go to very different movies. However, I believe that the heyday of cinema came in the 50-60-70-ies. And the only series that look “Doctor house”.
8. Vakarchuk – a football fan. “I belonged to the camp of the fans. And once in Milan I had the opportunity to go on a football field with Klitschko and Shevchenko”.
9. Clairvoyant. “I have a presentiment that I should happen. Wherefore always act intuitively. This gift gave my dad his mother and father to me.”
10. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk loves to travel. “To get acquainted with different peoples, cultures, way of life – one of the greatest pleasures of my life. I know the Europe, North America, good – Asia. And in Ukraine there is one place that I love is the road from Lviv to Mukachevo. It is the main city for me – one I’ve lived my youth and childhood, the second was born.”
