Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello speaks!
Russian existentialism dwells on two questions: “What to do?” and “Who is to blame?” Jonathan Shaw replaces them with: “What else can I do?” and “For the good and the bad, I take responsibility for all!” Which, at the end of the day, sums up a living example of human undestructability that’s hard to surpass.
When I first met Jonathan in Rio de Janeiro he said, “I have gypsy blood, but dont know much about the culture, so maybe you can teach me.”
Well, after hearing bits of his life story I said: “I got nothing to teach you, Cigano, you been living it… Now just let me introduce you to the rest of the family.”
- Eugene Hütz
(Gogol Bordello)
