- You assumed that the song about September 3, many years after its release in 1993, would be a hit at all on a holiday date?
- The song became a hit right away. I played it and sang at concerts. But for the media, such as television and radio, I rarely am a format, a proper performer. They did not play this song because they simply did not know it. Therefore, "Third of September" was performed for a long time only at concerts, everyone liked it. But in a wide rotation it was not.
Then, gradually, gradually, people with their letters, orders, and so on, made it that they began to scroll through various television and radio programs. But, in fact, she was long loved by people.
Did I guess or not? I liked her, so I sang it. I just did not think that a rather tragic song would be a hit for a wide range of people. But our people are so arranged that he loves to be sad too.
- Maybe you have statistics, how many times have you sang the song “Third of September”?
- No, I never counted. I sing it once in every concert. I am far from doing statistics. I don’t have time to think about it.
- The surge in popularity in recent years, the song, in my opinion, is largely due to Internet memes. How did you perceive the first? Was there any grudge?
- Could you explain to me exactly the word "meme"?
- An Internet meme is words, expressions, pictures, photos, videos, whatever, any information that suddenly becomes very popular on the network, it quickly diverges among Internet users, as a rule, it contains humor, irony, recognition. And the surge in popularity of “The Third of September” was connected precisely with Internet memes. Do you remember how it started?
- I do not think so. I do not think that the song owes its popularity to some memes. To the fact that someone came up with something from a phrase. I do not think so.
No meme will save or make a bad song popular. And no meme will ruin a good song.
Therefore, I think that memes are secondary.
- Do you have any story related to this song?
- Not. In my life, nothing so terrible, tragic, or, conversely, uniquely fantastically fun on September 3rd happened. This is the date when many of my friends and acquaintances have a birthday.
My oldest grandson, Dmitry, was born on September 3rd. He is now 23 years old. He was born a couple of years after the release of the song. Just a coincidence. And this, perhaps, is all that I can say on this number.
- Now the concert on this day is always sold out. If you wanted, you could buy any site for this day for 10 or even 20 years in advance, all the same, these tickets will be sold out. Did not think about it?
- I dont know. May be. Well, no matter how it is not my concern, but the concern of the promoters, whose task is to sell tickets. Maybe they will be sold out. Yes, people want to go to the concert that day. For them, this is some significant date. Basically, those with whom I talk, who write to me, tell me what they have on this day: a birthday, an event in life, met, parted with a loved one, with a loved one. It happens often.
I do not know what will happen next year. People go to these concerts, they like it. And not because I sing only one song, “Third of September,” right? It just turned out to be a good song. I have a lot of them.
People write thousands of letters to other songs too, I get a lot of reviews and other songs too. It’s just that this kind of lay down like that.
- Thanks to this song, the date itself becomes a hit, it is anticipated, and for many this day goes in conjunction with your song.
- They even write me suggestions that let's make a holiday on this day. It's funny ...