For decades, Viro Nagy has been a permanent figure in the Hungarian music scene, and to this day he often recalls the moments that were defining in his life. He recently told Eva Andor about his career, in the years before the regime change, as well as about his fellow musicians, in his usual intelligent style.
Naturally, his opinion on politics also came to the fore, as he does not hide which side he is on, which is why he often receives sharp criticism. The Kossuth Prize-winning musician also talked about which musicians were able to come to the fore in Kádár's era, as well as why Beatrice had a particularly difficult time and which topics and bands were too strong a taboo, the red lines that could not be crossed. Not even for the rebels.
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Regarding his fellow students, he does not have everyone's positive opinion, but in the nearly hour and a half video posted on the Kontextus channel, the names of those he spoke about in a very positive tone were also mentioned. Vero is great.
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“He created things that should be recognized.”
he added. During the conversation, Gabor Presser's name was also mentioned, and he also mentioned why Beatrice had to be placed offshore. Although he felt insulted by the latter for a long time, he finally reevaluated things after a long time and realized what could be behind it and why other musicians acted the way they did then.
“Today I think about it differently. I am here, I am alive, and I am still the Great Vero.”
– Tell.