Today Zemfira is one of the most commercially successful performers in the history of Russian music. Zemfira became the personification of a new movement in Russian rock, under the general name “women’s rock.” Zemfira is a phenomenon, it is, at a minimum, an event.
In 2004, a Russian history textbook for grade 9 included a mention of Zemfira in the section “Spiritual Life” as the founder of a “completely different” musical youth culture.
Zemfira had a great influence on the work of young groups of the 2000s and on the younger generation in general. In November 2010, her debut album was included by Afisha magazine in the list of “50 best Russian albums of all time.”
In 2012, 2013 and 2014, the singer was included in the rating of “One Hundred Most Influential Women of Russia” compiled by the radio station “Echo of Moscow”, information agencies RIA Novosti, “Interfax” and Ogonyok magazine.
Zemfira rarely appears in public, she is not verbose, but frank and honest. He doesn’t like to give interviews, comment on the lyrics to his songs, and generally doesn’t consider himself a poet.
A man without falsehood. A thoughtful look, a rare smile, a hooligan, a genius, a complex girl... She was awarded many epithets, but what is absolutely certain is that she is a very busy person who loves what she does and lives by it.
Best quotes from Zemfira Ramazanova
Our whole reality is stupid and illusory, and only love is a real thing.
Happiness is a very short moment, and if it were not so short, then people would not strive for it so much.
If there is no food, it is better to fall asleep. When you feel bad, it’s better to go to sleep. You wake up - everything is already in order. And if you can’t, it’s better to fall asleep again.
The concept of freedom is to set oneself the limits of what is permitted.
You can sleep and eat at any age.
It’s impossible to live without mistakes, I’m happy with my mistakes.
I am an optimist by nature and I know that everything will be fine. And when exactly it is better not to specify.
I am not a supporter of half measures. I love and hate desperately.
I treat those who are close to me very tenderly and carefully and am not capable of hurting them.
Man is a very weak creature and two highs in one day are too much for him.
Can I be feminine in dresses and skirts? No! I'm a monster with a tail and scales!
I never hide my thorns and I write kind and sweet songs.
If you have achieved success and are unloved, it means you are lonely.
Depression is a state when the Internet is turned on and there is nowhere to go.
I really like the cool fish... they are silent.
I have a difficult character and am difficult to please. I am often dissatisfied with musicians and myself, but the public could love me more.
I don't need help, don't bother me, that's all.
Patience is what I would like to cultivate in myself. Although sometimes it seems to me that I am very patient. That is, if I really need something, I will endure it for a long time. But it wouldn’t hurt to learn momentary patience.
I don’t like it when people gather in a bunch, I don’t like big companies. It seems to me that the most perfect form of communication is dialogue. And the desire to join the crowd is due to a lack of ourselves.
It seems to me that our people, including me, like to suffer more than to rejoice. Joy is generally fleeting, but suffering clings more tightly. His hooks are sharper.
As far as external manifestations are concerned, I am a harsh person and divide the world into black and white. This is a technique, because the contrasts are more visible. And inside I have a whole range of shades. But few people know this - I communicate closely with a very limited circle of people.
There must remain a share in a person. Ras*****va... no... cut it out... I'll find a word now... damn... damn it... damn it, what is it... I'll find a word now... there must be an element of freedom in a person...
I may not be the most flexible artist, but you have no other choice.
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Russian rock singer, musician, composer, producer and author of our favorite songs, Zemfira, has become the personification of a new movement in Russian rock, which journalists dubbed “women’s rock.” Already at the age of five she became interested in music and at the age of seven she wrote her first song. She always and everywhere achieved high results, her passion for music was no exception.
Quotes from Zemfira
- Our whole reality is stupid and illusory, and only love is a real thing.
- Every person must have a piece of freedom.
- Happiness is a very short moment, and if it were not so short, then people would not strive for it so much.
- The concept of freedom is to set oneself the limits of what is permitted.
- I fall in love with talent, not with beauty. Into the grain, into the core, but not into the shell.
- It’s impossible to live without mistakes, I’m happy with my mistakes.
- If you are internally unclean, then your opponent seems the same to you.
- Depression is a state when the Internet is turned on and there is nowhere to go.
- I really like cool fish because they are silent.
- I don't need help, don't bother me, that's all.
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Zemfira - quotes, aphorisms, sayings, phrases
Zemfira Talgat Ramazanovna - born August 26, 1976, Ufa, Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Russian singer, musician, composer, songwriter. Music albums - “Zemfira”, “Forgive me my love”, “Vendetta”, “Thank you”, “Zemfira.Live”, etc.
It's very difficult for me to please.
The feeling of envy is not typical for me.
Respect is a very important substance.
There are things that are awkward to shout about.
We have very few good musicians.
Luck is whether a person succeeds or not.
I'm not asking for help, I'm asking you not to interfere.
Well, you can’t help but hit the note, it’s impossible.
These are my concerts and mistakes, it turns out, are also mine.
If only I could stick portraits deeper into my heart.
Unhappy love is more fruitful than mutual love.
Every centimeter of intimacy must be conquered over the years.
Joy is generally fleeting, but suffering clings more tightly.
I don’t like any dictatorship: both matriarchy and patriarchy.
You can’t talk about love out loud, but I sing about it a lot.
I'm used to taking blows in the form of unpleasant discoveries.
I like fish, they're cool. You see, they are silent.
I don’t remember such moments when I felt shy when going on stage.
I consider myself a lucky person, and justifiably lucky.
It seems to me that all girls are feminine and men are masculine.
I love when people love to laugh, I love a sense of humor in those who have it.
All these songs are not angry, they are just too personal and therefore, probably, sad.
When you have something to say, you say it; if not, you quietly move away and wait.
I can't hurt those around me. I treat them very tenderly and carefully.
If I don’t sell this record, no one will record a second one for me, but I really want to record it.
It is impossible to believe in the internal cleanliness of your opponent if you yourself are not clean.
Songs are the best I can give. I like myself in songs. In ordinary life this does not always happen.
You can’t imagine what kind of people live in Bashkiria: it’s a nightmare! And I am a bright representative of this nightmare.
I hate grocery stores, because I go in for a cigarette and get a pack, and come out with 2 bags - I hate stores.
There are people who consume, and there are people who create, and it is not necessary that some are better than others; very often it is the other way around.
You know, some people live like a bicycle, others like a scooter. Zemfira is an airplane that periodically turns into a spaceship.
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The best quotes from singer Zemfira
I don’t like it when people gather in a bunch, I don’t like big companies. It seems to me that the most perfect form of communication is dialogue. And the desire to join the crowd is due to a lack of ourselves.
I rarely, but have attacks: I suddenly pick up the phone, go through the entire list (and I have quite a large list: 200, in my opinion, numbers), and somewhere on the letter “u” I think: “God, call there’s no one.” There are friends and acquaintances, but there are no people whom I, for example, would call at three in the morning and start howling into the phone. Those who call at three o'clock in the morning - of course, I listen to them. I consider myself a tactful and well-mannered person, no matter what (despite all the newspaper articles), and I listen, yes. And then, they still have some good reasons if they call at three in the morning.
In general, I have a very narrow circle of friends, sometimes it narrows down to fish.
About life principles
It seems to me that our people, including me, like to suffer more than to rejoice. Joy is generally fleeting, but suffering clings more tightly. His hooks are sharper.
As far as external manifestations are concerned, I am a harsh person and divide the world into black and white. This is a technique, because the contrasts are more visible. And inside I have a whole range of shades. But few people know this - I communicate closely with a very limited circle of people.
I can't stand familiarity or rude manners. I have an established worldview, and I try to adhere to my principles. If this expresses willfulness, then yes. Maybe this is too direct. I'm also very touchy.
You can fall in love with yourself without memory, and get lost in the labyrinth of vanity. When there are no real people left around you.
If I fall in love, it means for something. And then it’s very hard to give it up in favor of another person. This is what I call monogamy. But, of course, not for life; projecting yourself 25 years into the future is stupid.
Now you forgive, but once a brick is in you, it falls. And so, accordingly, some kind of wall grows, and you end the relationship...
If I love, then desperately, if I hate, then this also happens powerfully. I am against half measures, I am not capable of them.
I can't hurt those around me. I treat them very tenderly and carefully, you know?
Success without love is loneliness.
About life in general
What you think about a lot cannot be defined in one word.
The stronger the trouble, the stronger the probability.
You can have time to sleep and eat at any age.
My position is this: when you have something to say, you say it; if not, you quietly move away and wait...
What is depression? - this is when you go online and have nowhere to go.
About freedom
A person should still have a share of ***ness... Eh, no, ***ness... Oh, I remembered! There must be an element of freedom in a person.
Freedom is when you set the limits of what is permitted for yourself.
The sea has no nationality - you must always remember this.
Isn't it terrible when a complete stranger comes very close to you? Why on earth? For me, every centimeter of intimacy needs to be conquered over the years.
About errors
I'm happy with my mistakes; you can't live without mistakes either.
I'm an optimist by nature. Everything will be fine, but it’s better not to specify the date.
I did everything I could, even put on a dress.
It's very difficult for me to please. I’m not happy with musicians, and I’m not happy with myself very often. Dissatisfied with the public. Sometimes it seems to me that they could have been more active and loved more.
I'm not asking for help, I'm asking you not to interfere...
I'm used to taking blows in the form of unpleasant discoveries!
I would like to ask your permission to smoke one cigarette. I’m still a heavy smoker... Now there will be a long loss... but for now I... chick-chick...
About creativity
How do you imagine the happiest day in your life?
Well, probably when I give birth to a child.
And in creativity?
Beckham still has the best long pass. Unhappy, and why was he born so beautiful...
No, I can’t have children, but I can say: “Well, kinder, are you crazy? Well, what did you do?
About the meaning of life
Renata: What is the meaning of life?
Zemfira: What is the meaning of life? How do I know? You know? I don't.
Renata: I'm looking for him...
Zemfira: Well, look for it! If you find it, you'll let me know.
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Sorting: No Popularity A-Z Length Renata: What is the meaning of life? Zemfira: What is the meaning of life? How do I know? You know? I don't. Renata: I'm looking for him...
Zemfira: Well, look for it! If you find it, you'll let me know.
Beckham still has the best long pass. Unhappy, and why was he born so beautiful...
You can’t imagine what kind of people live in Bashkiria: it’s a nightmare! And I am a bright representative of this nightmare.
Doesn't loneliness bother you? And I have fish. Since childhood I have loved fish in the aquarium because they are silent.
I would like to ask your permission to smoke one cigarette. I’m still a heavy smoker... Now there will be a long loss... but for now I... chick-chick...
No, I can’t have children, but I can say: “Well, kinder, are you crazy? Well, what did you do?
How do you imagine the happiest day in your life? - Well, probably when I give birth to a child. - And in creativity?
Well, what are you all about creativity, you are a woman, I am also a woman, I want a child, immediately.
I believe that you cannot want or not want, if you are feminine, then you are feminine. It seems to me that all girls are feminine and men are masculine. If you need it, then you will see the femininity in me, if you don’t need it...
Success without love is loneliness.
I am so kind, sweet, honest. And my songs are honest and sweet. You can love me at least for this. And also because I don’t hide my thorns.
For such a weak creature as a human, two highs in a day are too much.
My position is this: when you have something to say, you say it; if not, you quietly move away and wait...
I'm happy with my mistakes; you can't live without mistakes either.
The stronger the trouble, the stronger the probability.
When there is nothing to eat, it is better to go to bed. When you are in a bad mood, it is better to go to bed. When you wake up, you'll be fine. And if it doesn’t work out, it’s better to go back to sleep.
Happiness is a very short moment. Once - and it happened. And after 30 seconds he lets you go, and life moves on. But that's okay. If it weren't so short, they wouldn't be so keen on it.
Moment, Normality, Happiness
Love is almost the only thing that really exists in this stupid reality filled with illusory garbage.
Beautiful Quotes, Love, Trash
Zemfira's image and creativity have become iconic for children and teenagers who grew up in the 90s. Fans still look forward to every concert and memorize quotes from Zemfira’s songs. What does she talk about in her texts and why do the topics she touches on remain relevant for so long?
Zemfira sings, as a rule, about herself and her experiences. She talks to the listener in simple language about what interests everyone in one way or another - about love and hate, about death, about money and about what is not customary to talk about - about mental illness, about sexual development.
According to the singer, rock for her is a protest, and even in her later years of creativity, after gaining stable financial well-being, music remained her way of fighting for her independence.
"Zemfira"
The singer's first album, called "Zemfira", was released in 1999. Now, many years later, the singer admits that she doesn’t like many of the songs from the album - she can’t even perform them at her concerts.
She noted the virtual absence of arrangements, calling the album's musical flaws the mistakes of youth. At the same time, the record instantly brought popularity to the artist, the scale of which surprised even her producer.
Many Zemfiras were instantly remembered by teenagers and young people; they were light-hearted, courtyard-like, and rebellious.
- I burst into your life, and you were stunned.
- I’m a cynic, and you’re telling me about some soul, have mercy on my ears.
- I am suffocating from tenderness, from your-my freshness.
- Why do these glances bother me? I'm an outlaw, I'm a weather forecaster.
- If you cannot be God, I will be.
- You are a genius, I am a genius too.
- I’m wearing rings and show-offs, and I have three calluses on my left.
- I am a scandal girl, an air girl.
- Who told me: “It won’t work”? If I want it, it will come true.
- I am a fire girl, a splash girl.
- I'll burn the ships in my harbor, I'll change my ticket for rubles, if I grow it all the way down to my shoulders, I'll never return home.
"Forgive me, my love"
Working on the second album, published a year after the first, Zemfira Talgatovna decided to independently act as a producer, because she was not satisfied with the quality of the Zemfira record.
The album "PMML" gave fans such hits as "Forgive me, my love" and "Iskala".
In terms of text, “Forgive me, my love” can be called a logical continuation of the debut disc: there are both socially oriented and autobiographical compositions. But the most popular lines this time were quotes from Zemfira’s song “Do You Want” and other songs about love.
- Do what you want with me, become my shadow suddenly, break my fingers, kiss my skin.
- Please, just live, you see, I live for you.
- Please don't die or I will have to too.
- If you want, I'll give away all the songs, I'll give away all the songs about you...
- Home - too early and empty. With you it's too late and sad.
- I have been looking for you for many years, looking for you through dark courtyards. In magazines, in movies, among friends. The day I found it, I went crazy. You are just like in a dream, just like in the albums where I painted you with gouache.
- Just behind the dunes, a sailboat I invented is waiting for you.
- You are running over my abyss. Then you will repent, and your wings will fly.
"14 weeks of silence"
The singer’s third work, released in 2002, was fundamentally different in content from Zemfira’s previous music. Many called this album more feminine than the first two.
Before starting work on the album, the author went through a creative crisis and doubted whether she would continue her musical activity. During periods of doubt, she spent a lot of time on the Internet in search of inspiration, which is reflected, for example, in the lyrics of the song Webgirl.
But, as before, the most memorable lines for fans were quotes from Zemfira’s songs about love and laconic everyday sketches.
- A cold wind will blow through my window.
- Frozen fingers in the absence of hot water.
- The last trolleybus is not greeted at the depot.
- So little time left before the first snowstorm.
- And in the open windows there are stars.
- The wind will desperately blow away the hats.
- Just let's be friends, let's be friends on the lips.
- A girl living online, living for everyone.
- On a smoky morning, we left a big break and fell into the soft piles.
- Smoke, monitor, smoke again. And the dawn is breathing down my neck.
"Vendetta"
Zemfira Ramazanova's rather depressing album appeared in 2005 and was warmly received by critics. Rock sound is combined in “Vendetta” with electronic compositions that are atypical for the singer.
As for the lyrics, they have become more concise and poetic. The lyrics of the fourth album are mostly very personal, more adult than in earlier works. They are focused not on the external world, but on the internal experiences of the author.
Many people remember the succinct quotes from Zemfira’s songs, with the help of which polysemantic and at the same time understandable images are created.
- I am ready to change, without looking, with anyone who calls.
- I know all your tricks. I'm just angry.
- You are silent and don't try to understand.
- I'm leaving, leaving reasons for controversy, my funny dog, my beloved city.
- Sadness and cigarettes - what could be better, better than this.
- Ships have a heart and the ability to choose and, while dying, smile.
- But even the stones are rolling somewhere, and I am more alive. And this Friday I'm going to get off the ground.
- I am like a dried up puddle, and my heart is completely empty and cold.
- And we must bear this pain together, glass.
- Lantern, rope, ladder. Forget...
- It's quite warm under the stars on the roof. Maybe we can go for a walk and take a step forward.
"Thank you"
In 2007, immediately after the release of the album “Thank You,” Zemfira called it her best work, noting its conceptuality and positive mood.
Critics and fans received the release extremely mixed. The album seemed unusual to the public due to the acoustic sound and the melancholy clearly present in the songs.
Some listeners were happy that the performer finally managed to find a new style, others lamented that the former charm of the singer’s early work was hopelessly lost. Some critics considered the lyrics raw or forced, while others successfully sought out strong quotes from Zemfira in the songs of the fifth album, the main message of which is designated by the singer as gratitude.
- We will live long and together we will explode in the subway.
- Remember me sad and happy, proud and free.
- The boy wants to be a god, but it is so difficult, and sad, and so lonely. He told me this drunk, looking into my eyes.
- And while walking in the morning, I really wanted someone to sing about it.
- Forgive me for my weakness and for the fact that I love so strangely and desperately.
- Gentlemen, you did not understand the most important thing.
- I chose life while standing on the windowsill.
- This rain probably doesn't know about me.
- Thank you for these tears, pure as snow.
"Live in your head"
Zemfira's sixth album was released in 2013 and received a lot of positive reviews from critics. According to many of them, the best quotes from Zemfira’s songs were heard precisely in the sixth album, permeated with the theme of love and death.
After the lighter and more abstract album “Thank You,” the singer returned to intimate and dark lyrics with notes of decadence, anguish and restlessness.
- And kill you unknowingly, accidentally.
- Count to one hundred, live to see one hundred!
- My songs will one day leave me.
- And not know anything about you, not know anyone before you.
- I want to sing and fly, fly and sing.
- I want to be impossible, unthinkable, unacceptable, wrong.
- To change anything, I will have to die.
- I'll rip my heart out for you, I don't need it anymore.
- And I'm looking for your face in my face.
- You see time - I see light.
Five years have passed since the release of the album “Live...”, and while the singer is taking a creative break, loyal fans continue to wait for new releases.
*** Love gives, marriage buys and sells. *** Don't eat anything you're not willing to kill. Don't kill what you are not ready to eat. Don't kill. Don't eat. To hell with vegetarians! "All gods are carnivores." *** The entrance to the cemetery is through a wrought iron gate, on the arch there is an intricate twisted pattern, and on top is the inscription: If I go and
*** You don’t need much. If only someone's male hands would touch me. I know myself. You just need to sleep with someone. An abomination is not an abomination, but a man whom I don’t know at all is better than the one I know well. There should be a distance between the body, head and myself. When you suffer, because
*** How and where did we not please you? *** I may be making a mistake, but I have always preferred to regret the mistakes made rather than the missed opportunities... *** While you are busy taking care of your loved ones, distant ones creep up... *** Don’t swear to yourself. There are more worthy candidates. *** Don't offend
*** I want to live forever, but somewhere I made a mistake *** I know, I know, I know, I know everything - so what? We need to be together Always... *** The dial from the smoke is almost no longer visible Sticky with sweat, I smoke at the ceiling Van Cliburn can be heard barely audibly from the speaker And on the wall there is still the same pacifist icon And I can’t sleep...
*** When questions arise, don’t look for answers yourself. Don’t listen to stupid advice. Your heart can’t stand them. It’s better to ask, I’ll answer. It will be clearer then. Don’t kill another evening with the word “surely.”
*** Don’t be sad, you are, of course, better than everyone else. I will remember your moles and laughter! *** Give me your hand, I’ll shake it and we’ll part forever.
*** Death before birth, what is the meaning of such death? ***Please don't kill! Recently, you are not alone, there are already two of you. He lives in you, breathes, drinks and eats with you. The beat of your heart is followed by its beat. Wherever you are, he is with you like a shadow. Every day, every night and he you
*** I did what I should have done and will continue to do so for the rest of my life! *** - Rahul, were you really pretending all this time? Have you been deceiving me all this time? Didn't you love me? - Priya, love is a game for me, I have never loved in my life! - Rahul, I love you, I love you to everyone
*** Choosing how to die is everyone’s inalienable right. *** People, animals, things. They all hunt you from day one. Don't bow to anyone. Don't kill if you're full. Don't speak if you can remain silent. Don't wait for anyone. You are alone. Go alone. *** Don’t make anyone a god but yourself. *** You will never believe them
*** Sometimes I still panic and forget to breathe. But I know, I know that there is something beautiful in my imperfections. The beauty that he helped me see. *** There are millions of people in the world, but only one is truly important. *** You can be anywhere, when life begins, when it opens before you
*** There are things higher than personal grievances... *** Mom told you that she is killing me for Sima. She simply had no other choice. And now you have no choice. So do as your mother does: go with Sima, take her on a sled... What can you do? will you carry me from the fourth floor? Help her, I beg you. A
Sometimes I still panic and forget to breathe. But I know, I know that there is something beautiful in my imperfections. The beauty that he helped me see. *** There are millions of people in the world, but only one is truly important. *** You can be anywhere, when life begins, when yours opens before you
