Mikhail Gorshenev

Fans and colleagues of the former leader of the legendary band "The King and the Fool" Mikhail Gorshenyov considered him the last "real punk", for him it was not a stage image, but a lifestyle. "Pot", as his close friends and fans called him, was one of the most talented and "driving" vocalists of the Russian rock scene.

Mikhail Gorshenyov was born in August 1973 in Pikalevo, a settlement that belongs to the Boksitogorsk municipal district of the Leningrad region. The musician's father, Yuri Mikhailovich, was a major in the border troops. Because of his service, the family often roamed the Soviet Union. For a long time, the Gorshenovs lived in the Far East.

When Misha was 2 years old, he had a brother Alexei Gorshenyov. Looking ahead, let's say that he also connected his life with music and became the vocalist of the rock group "Kukryniksy".

When it came time to go to school, the family lived near Khabarovsk. The parents decided to send the boy to the Leningrad region, to his grandmother. There he went to grade 1. Soon the family moved to Leningrad and received an apartment on Rzhevka. Misha moved to one of the city schools - 147th. At first, Mikhail did not even dream of music. He wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become a military man. At school, Misha became interested in boxing, and then music. It is noteworthy that the teacher who gave the basics of guitar playing came to the student's home.

In the same school # 147, Mikhail Gorshenyov found his best friends and future colleagues: Alexander Balunov ("Balu") and Alexander Shchigolev ("Lieutenant") were his classmates.

In 1988, Gorshenyov, together with Balu and Lieutenant, founded the Kontra group. Two years later, Andrey Knyazev ("The Prince") joined them. He wrote the lyrics and became the second vocalist.

It so happened that the lyrics of many songs had fabulous motives. This prompted the musicians to rename their collective from "Office" to "King of Fools". Later the name was transformed into "The King and the Jester".

After receiving the certificate of maturity, Mikhail Gorshenyov did not want to talk about any military career. Music was the main thing in his life. Therefore, in order to reassure his parents, he entered the Restoration Lyceum in order to acquire at least some specialty. But after 3 years the guy was expelled: the student did not have time to study, because all his time was taken away by music.

But it was in the lyceum that he met Knyazev. During this period, the style of performance of "Office" changes. Classic punk has replaced the style by which the fans of The King and the Jester will unmistakably recognize their favorite band. The lyrics are some kind of eerie medieval stories. "Sorcerer's Doll", "Forester", "Cursed Old House" - and every song is a hit. It was not for nothing that Pot called Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Gustav Meyrink as his favorite writers.

The first studio album "KiSh" was released in 1996 and was named "A Stone on the Head". The team is quickly becoming popular. This was the period when the "old" rock bands either disappeared or experienced a creative crisis. The "adrenaline" music and fabulous motives of "The King and the Jester" turned out to be that new fresh stream that fans of rock music were waiting for.

The albums appear one after the other. Men Ate Meat, Acoustic Album and Heroes and Villains were released in 1999 and 2000. The group successfully toured the country, collecting full halls and stadiums of fans of their work. "The King and the Jester" becomes a niche collective, and then moves into the "category" of sensations of an all-Russian scale.

"KiSh" is a regular guest and then a regular at the largest festivals. Mikhail Gorshenyov and the guys are invited to the air of the popular program "Anthropology" by Dmitry Dibrov.

The creative biography of Mikhail Gorshenev is developing rapidly. Its popularity peaked in 2001. The group is recording a new album "As in an old tale". There are clips for some songs that are constantly "played" on television. And in 2005, Mikhail Gorshenyov presented his fans with a solo album entitled “I'm an alcoholic! I am an anarchist! ", Which contains covers of some songs of the group" Brigade Contract ".

In 2010, the musician and vocalist is fond of theatrical production. In the process of work, he has an idea to create a theatrical and musical project about the maniac hairdresser Sweeney Todd. This is how the musical "TODD" appears. Gradually, all the musicians of The King and the Jester "joined" it, with the exception of Andrey Knyazev. He categorically did not consider the prospect of a theater, he understood that he had to immerse himself there completely, and he still had a lot of unrealized ideas. Therefore, he decided to create his own team "KnyaZz".

The musicians agreed that Andrei takes with him those songs whose authorship belongs to him. True, Mikhail did not at all understand how Knyazev would put up with smaller halls after the stadium level. But, in any case, in 2012, their paths went their separate ways.

On the basis of the musical, two albums are released one after the other: “TODD. Act 1. Feast of Blood "and" TODD. Act 2. On the edge. " The scale of the concept and the originality of the compositions of these albums are amazing. One senses that Mikhail Gorshenyov is on the verge of a new stage in his work and he still has many non-trivial ideas. But these albums turned out to be farewell, leaving fans of Gorshenev's music with a feeling of incompleteness and understatement.

For the first time, a musician married unsuccessfully. Wife Anfisa could not give him a strong family and children. Together they were only in one thing: addiction to drugs. They lived for 7 years, more than once Mikhail's parents sent them for treatment. But upon returning from the hospitals, it all started all over again. After the divorce, she left for Cyprus, where she worked as a dancer. After she lived somewhere beyond the Urals. Her brother Gorshka accidentally found out about her death when he was on tour in Siberia. She died of an overdose.

The personal life of Mikhail Gorshenev changed after meeting a girl who became his second wife. He met Olga at the restaurant of the Old House club, where the King and the Jester group performed. Olga came to ask for an autograph for her brother. Young people started talking and did not notice how this communication developed into a genuine interest in each other.

The girl had a 4-year-old daughter Nastya from her first marriage. Mikhail treated her like his own child, they immediately found a common language. The man took her to kindergarten, read her books, taught her to ride a bicycle. But when she suddenly began to call him "dad", he considered it wrong, since Nastya's own father was still alive and well. Then he told her that Nastya should call him "Mishutka".

Later, Gorshenyov admitted that he grabbed Olga as the last straw. She really helped him give up drugs for a while. He underwent treatment, rehabilitation. After rehearsals or concerts, Misha ran home headlong.

Soon he started talking about what he wants to leave behind a sequel. In May 2009, she and Olga had a daughter, Sasha, whom he loved more than anything else.

The musician's life ended abruptly. He was on a new round of popularity and was full of plans. The first to understand that the irreparable had happened was Olga's wife. Mikhail did not answer calls. The place of Mikhail's death was a country house, which he rented for his family. A syringe was lying next to the body. Why the musician returned to addiction is not clear. But some friends said that lately he was too "worked up". The tension was relieved by drinking.

The cause of death of Mikhail Gorshenev, which was reported after the examination, was heart failure on the background of alcohol and morphine consumption. He died on the night of July 18-19, 2013. Mikhail died at the age of 39, several weeks before his 40th birthday.

The musician spoke about his own funeral many times long before his death. He wanted his ashes to be scattered in the wind. And he was categorically against the burial ceremony, since he did not hide that he was an atheist. He believed that people would stop investing in weapons and start investing in science. In his opinion, otherwise humanity on Earth will not live long.

In an interview, his friend Andrei Knyazev said that one day he came to a rehearsal and told everyone about the recently read story by Edgar Allan Poe "Buried Alive", where the hero woke up in a coffin. He was very impressed and said that he didn't want it to happen to him.

His body was cremated, but the ashes, as desired by Gorshenyov, were not scattered, but buried in the main alley of the St. Petersburg Theological Cemetery.

Only close and dear people came to the cemetery to say goodbye to the singer - the artist's family wanted this. At that time, his daughter was 4 years old. On the 41st day after the death of his son, Mikhail's father died, unable to bear the loss.

Olga founded the Mikhail Gorshenyov Memorial Fund. The main goal of the organization is to preserve the creative heritage of the leader of the King and the Jester group. The Foundation organizes commemorative concerts, and also promotes the release of rare materials.

After the death of Mikhail, his colleagues went on a farewell tour of the cities of Russia. They gave 47 concerts, and then informed the fans that from now on they would stop their creative activity under the name "The King and the Fool". All their subsequent albums were recorded under the name "Northern Fleet".

In 2017, a concert in memory of the musician was held at Yubileiny, where his 8-year-old daughter Sasha performed. The baby chose the song herself, based on her vocal abilities. The girl sang Julia Kogan's composition "The women are spinning." And at the end of the number she shouted: "Punks, hoi!"

1997 - "The King and the Jester" 1999 - "Acoustic Album" 2000 - "Heroes and Villains" 2001 - "Like an Old Tale" 2004 - "Riot on a Ship" 2006 - "Nightmare Seller" 2008 - "Shadow of the Clown" 2010 - " Demon Theater "2011 -" TODD. Act 1. Feast of Blood "2012 -" TODD. Act 2. On the edge "

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