“I have absolutely no homesickness. We were humiliated”: Andrey Makarevich was offended by the recognition of a foreign agent 03.22.2023, 08:55

The frontman of the band Time Machine has been living in Israel for the second year. After being recognized as a foreign agent, he stopped criticizing Russia. Makarevic explained that he changed his position because he had a bad idea of ​​what was happening in his native country. Some star emigrants have said that they see their recognition by foreign agents as a kind of mark of quality. Andrei Vadimovich assured that his opinion on this matter is the opposite.

“Yes, some say so. But that’s trash talk. We were humiliated. What is joyful? At the Ministry of Justice, serious guys are sitting and thinking about what else to come up with: “Shall we put an 18+ sign? After all, they can distribute porn,” Makarevich complained in an interview with the YouTube channel “Book Man” .

Bloggers asked the 69-year-old poet and songwriter: “Is there nostalgia? Do you feel that you are far away from your birthplaces? The rocker assured that he does not experience this feeling.

“No. Absolutely. If I were to sit, completely deprived of the possibility of doing anything, it would probably be melancholy. Not for the country, but for the cause. There is nothing to be done now. What to mourn? The sun shines here all the time. I appreciate it very much, because I a person addicted to nature. When I wake up and it’s raining and snowing outside, I don’t want to live. And it’s great here. It affects the mood,” said Andrey Vadimovich.

The “Pauses” singer lives in Israel with his wife, Einat Klein, who is 31 years his junior. Last spring, she gave birth to a son in Tel Aviv, who was named Eitan. According to Makarevich, his son’s circumcision made a deep impression on him. However, he likes a lot in this country.

“People in Israel are more relaxed, positive and calm than in Russia. It makes me happy. I completely forgot how to wear clothes. There is no need here. There’s no pathos here: “What are you going to wear today? Oh, everyone’s going to be there. You’re an artist, you need to dress up.” I’m not Kirkorov, of course, but in Russia I understood that they would take pictures. And here I just put on my shorts and went. It’s a thrill,” assured the rock musician.

Makarevich sometimes meets the same cultural figures who left Russia. After Boris Grebenshchikov’s concert, he spoke with Alla Pugacheva.

Recently, “The Time Machine” went on a tour of American cities. Andrei Vadimovich told why he had a fight at the American airport.

* Listed by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the register of natural persons-foreign agents.