History
The group was established in 1987 as Starý hadry (Old Stuff), put together by Pavel Grohman and Michal Novotný (later Malátný). To the band in 1989 comes two classmates of Michal Novotný, a long-time frontman Petr Rajchert and Jiří Seydler. 1994 brings changes to the band - under the influence of Charles Bukowski whose alter ego they are named, as well as their album of the same name - Chinaski. In September 1995, the song "Pojď si lehnout" (Come to bed) shot the first video group directed byJan Hřebejk.
The second album "Dlouhej kouř" (Long Smoke - 1997) brought the band greater popularity as well as a number of nominations for the Academy prices. In 1997 Chinaski released their second video "Podléhám" (I underlie) and directed this time byVladimír Michálek. On the 25 May 1998 Chinaski received a gold record for 27 thousand albums sales of the album "Dlouhej kouř".
Read more about this topic: Chinaski (band)
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“In every election in American history both parties have their clichés. The party that has the clichés that ring true wins.”
—Newt Gingrich (b. 1943)
“Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.”
—Ruth Benedict (1887–1948)
“Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars.”
—Aristotle (384–322 B.C.)