Vyacheslav Butusov - rock musician, leader of the Nautilus Pompilius group, founder of the U-Peter musical group. He is also an architect, public figure.
Biography, creativity
Vyacheslav was born on October 15, 1961 in the village of Bugach (Krasnoyarsk Territory), from childhood he was interested in music. As a fourth-grader, he asked his parents to buy him a guitar, which became the basis of his future. The family moved a lot due to professional activities; they lived in Siberia for many years.
After school, Butusov went to study at the Institute of Architecture in Sverdlov, after graduation he participated in the creation of projects for the city metro. At the institute, Vyacheslav met Ilya Kormiltsev, Dmitry Umetsky, they were also fond of music. This is how the Nautilus Pompilius group appeared.
The first album was called "Moving" (1983), but he did not receive fame. In 2 years the second album "Invisible" was released, recorded quite professionally. The album "Separation" (1986) brought popularity to the band. The central press began to write about the group. The Nautilus Pompilius Group has been active for 10 years.
In 1997, Butusov began performing independently. Together with Yuri Kasparyan, the former guitarist of "Kino", he creates the album "Illegitimate". In 1998. released his own album "Ovals". In the same period he played in an episode of the film "Brother", for which he recorded the soundtrack. In the film "Brother 2" his song "Gibraltar-Labrador" sounds.
In 1999, Butusov took part in the Terrarium project. In 2000. released the disc "Elizobarra Torr" together with the "Deadushki" band. Through he founded the U-Peter group, which included Yu. Kasparyan, former members of the Aquarium and Caught Anteaters groups. The first single "Shock Love" appeared in 2001, the first album "The Name of the Rivers" - in 2003. In 2004 "Biography" was published, in 2008 - "Praying Mantis", in 2010 - "Flowers and Thorns". The last album "Goodgora" was released in 2015. U-Peter fell apart.
In 2007. Butusov begins to write books, the first is called "Virgostan", the second - "Antidepressant. From Iskania”, the third -“Archia”. They came out in small numbers, but quickly became popular.
Personal life
The Butusov family started early, he got married while studying at the institute. Marina Dobrovolskaya, a classmate, becomes his wife. In 1980. they had a daughter, Anya. The marriage ended in divorce, because they lived separately - Marina in Yekaterinburg, and Vyacheslav left for St. Petersburg.
In St. Petersburg, he accidentally met Angelica Estoeva, an art critic, who in the future will become his new wife. They collided on the street, Angelica recognized him only by his voice, but immediately fell in love with the musician.
They are still together, Angelica is 18 years younger than Vyacheslav. They have 3 children. Ksenia was born in 1991, Sofia in 1999, Daniel in 2005. Angelica participated in the writing of the book "Archia", having written the chapter "Awakened Joy".
