Alexander Lipnitsky is a musician who was once a member of the Sounds of Mu group, a culturologist, journalist, public figure, director and TV presenter. At one time, he literally lived in a rock environment. This allowed the artist to create interesting TV shows about the cult characters of that time.
Alexander Lipnitsky: childhood and youth
The artist's date of birth is July 8, 1952. He was lucky to be born in the very heart of Russia - Moscow. Lipnitsky was brought up in a traditionally intelligent family. Relatives of Alexander were related to creativity. Alexander is the grandson of actress Tatyana Okunevskaya.
As for the parents, the head of the family realized himself in the medical industry, and his mother worked as an English teacher. Alexander also has a brother. When little Sasha was little, his mother was taken aback by the sad news. The woman said that she was divorcing her father. Some time later, my mother remarried a well-known Soviet translator who worked with representatives of the Soviet authorities.
Alexander studied well at school. Thanks to the knowledge of his mother, he quickly mastered the English language. During his school years, Lipnitsky met Pyotr Mamonov. A little time will pass and Sasha will become a member of the group Petra Mamonova - "Sounds of Mu».
School friends listened to foreign compositions together. Whenever possible, they attended concerts, and of course they dreamed that someday they would also perform in front of the public. Lipnitsky's childhood idols were the Beatles. He idolized musicians and dreamed of "making" music of about the same level.
After receiving the matriculation certificate, Alexander went for higher education. He entered the Lomonosov Moscow State University. The future idol of millions chose the faculty of journalism for himself. He wrote a lot about music, and in particular about jazz.
He earned serious money by illegally distributing records of foreign artists. At this time, it was very difficult to get a record of the bands. By the way, on this basis, there was an acquaintance with another future member of the “Sounds of Mu” - Artemy Troitsky.
The creative path of Alexander Lipnitsky
Once Alexander managed to get acquainted with the leader of the Aquarium team, Boris Grebenshchikov. Lipnitsky considered him "the king of Russian rock." According to the artist, "Aquarium" has increased its rating every year.
He joined the rock scene. Lipnitsky managed to get acquainted with the brightest representatives of Soviet rock. Then he remembered his school dream - to perform on stage. Pyotr Mamonov turned out to be in the wings, who suggested that Alexander join the Sounds of Mu. In the team, he got the place of the bass player.
Lipnitsky's situation was aggravated by the fact that he never held a musical instrument in his hands. He had to teach how to play the bass guitar: he carried around with a special notebook and worked a lot, a lot, a lot.
In Soviet times, what came out at the “Sounds of Mu” was considered underground. The musical works of the band were saturated with elements of post-punk, electropop and new wave. The group's songs were appreciated not only by fans, but also by music critics. At the end of the 80s of the last century, the team gained the status of superstars. They were known even abroad.
The musician's bass guitar sounds in several of the band's official LPs. All the classics of “Sounds of Mu”, including the tracks “Grey Dove”, “Soyuzpechat”, “52nd Monday”, “Source of Infection”, “Leisure Boogie”, “Fur Coat-Oak-Blues”, “Gadopyatikna” and “Crimea ", created with the participation of Lipnitsky.
But, soon the "Sounds of Mu" stopped their creative life. Pyotr Mamonov began to create on his own. Former members of the group were only occasionally able to get together. They performed before the audience under the creative pseudonym "Echoes of Mu".
Around this period of time, Lipnitsky was engaged in television journalism. He was responsible for the Red Wave-21 project. For the Soviet audience, Alexander was something like a guide to the world of foreign music. He interviewed the artists, introduced them to the albums and clips of foreign artists. Then he released chic biographical films about Viktor Tsoi, Boris Grebenshchikov, Alexander Bashlachev.
With the advent of the new century, he was focused on the production of documentaries of the Spruce Submarine series. As part of the project, he released films about Time Machine, Kino (Children of the Minutes), Aquarium, and Auktyon.
Alexander Lipnitsky: details of the artist's personal life
He preferred not to talk about his personal life. But, some facts could not be hidden from journalists. Alexander was married to a woman named Inna. Three children grew up in the marriage. The family spent a lot of time outside the city.
Death of Alexander Lipnitsky
He passed away on March 25, 2021. He felt great. The state of health of the artist was practically excellent. On the day of the tragic event, he went skiing along the snow-covered Moskva River. Next to him was a pet dog.
Soon Alexander stopped answering phone calls. This very excited the wife of the artist and she sounded the alarm. Inna turned to the police, and they went in search of Lipnitsky. His lifeless body was found on the Moscow River on March 27. One version says that Alexander tried to save the dog, but ended up drowning himself. The funeral took place on March 30, 2021 at the Aksinino cemetery in the village of Aksinino near Moscow.
On the eve of his tragic and ridiculous death, Lipnitsky gave an interview to the OTR TV channel, in the Reflection program, in which he talked about the prospects for Russian culture.
