Yuri Borzov: creation of the group "Mashina Vremeni" and further creativity

Art unites people. It is usually said about music that helps not only listeners but also musicians playing in the same style to find a common language. The founders of the Soviet rock band "Time Machine." Andrei Makarevich and Yuri Borzov were helped to form a collective by drawing, which the future rockers were fond of in their childhood. Lessons in fine arts brought the performers together for many years, and for Yuri later became the beginning of his career artist.

The article will talk about how a musician Yuri Borzov He left his mark on the history of The Time Machine, what he did after leaving the group and how he lives his life today.

Art brings us closer together

Borzov's parents were intelligent His father served as a commander in the Naval Aviation Forces in the post-war years, and his mother was a singer who first studied at a conservatory and then worked at the Moskoncert and Lenconcert. Yuri was introduced to music from his mother from an early age, although he was didn't graduate music school.

However, the boy's passion for art was not lost on him, and his main hobby became the drawing. Having moved to a school with advanced study of English, Yuri met Andrei Makarevich. The young people found common interests not only in drawing, but also in music, being well-known Beatlemen. Already at that time, the comrades were thinking of creating a groupsand soon the first school ensemble began to give concerts at amateur nights.

The man behind the domestic "rock machine"

"The Kids" were formed in the late 60s by Makarevich, Borzov and their friend Sergei Kavagoe. At first, it was not expected that Andrei would become vocalistThe first songs of the band were sung by guest girl singers. The songs were mostly performed in English; it was a tribute to the great rock bands from far away England.

What happens next in the group's fortunes watershed a moment that marked the beginning of a new era for the band. All the members of The Kids were lucky enough to catch a performance by a beat band "Atlantans."which was very much in the style of The Beatles. It was then that the school rock stars got the chance to play at a real professional and the head of the Atlanteans was pleasantly surprised by the capable kids.

After that, there are changes in the band's composition: now it includes not only Makarevich's mates, but also students from another school. From this merger comes the collective called Time Machines or "Time Machine."The name of which was suggested by the band's drummer Yuri Borzov. At the beginning of the summer, the ensemble met with Stas Naminwho teaches young musicians new music.

That's when the creative disagreements between the participants. All but Makarevich wanted to perform Beatles music, while Andrei wanted to move in a different direction. Three participants, including Borzov, gone from the collective, forming a new one, but soon Mashina Vremeni again put the starting line-up together.

Yuri Borzov actively participated in the first recordings of the band. Debut an album called "Time Machine," featuring compositions by only in English, was recorded during Yuri's participation in the fate of the collective.

The paths diverge... 

At the dawn of the 70s, Borzov and Makarevich enter an architectural institute, and there the friends meet a member of the institute's rock band Alexei Romanov. Also in these years in the "Mashina Vremeni" constantly changing the line-up, and a couple of years after the release of the first album Yuri left collective.

The musician left the band in 1972, and at that time Yuri was replaced by Maxim Kapitanovsky at the drums in Mashina. Borzov became a member of the ensemble Romanovabut the co-operation was short-lived: soon the group disintegrated. But, despite parting with both "Mashina Vremeni" and Alexei's team, Yuri does not stop communicating with former colleagues. To this day, Borzov has kept in touch with Andrei Makarevich. friendly relationship, and the musicians often spend time together.

What does the creator of The Machine do today? 

After his musical retirement, Borzov took the plunge into the fine art. In the late 80s, the former percussionist managed to win a prize at a competition in Japan for his depiction of a bridge of the future. Yuri's talent and experience were also reflected in his paintingsThe heroines of which were mostly women. In 2018, the only exhibition of the artist took place under the title "Letters from strange ladies.".

Now co-founder of the Time Machine. infrequently Yuri spends a lot of time on his own property. Yuri spends a lot of time on his own  stableand is also engaged in search and the reburial of World War II soldiers.