Musician Stefan Valdobrev for Novinite: You Dream During the Day and You Hear Your Muse Whispering

Stefan Valdobrev and "The Usual Suspects" are among the most iconic bands on the modern Bulgarian music scene. The cult albums of the group O-O-I love you, dear, 10 ½, ...to, Revolution, The world is big and salvation lurks everywhere, Dog boarding, Propaganda, chromosomes, silicon, LIVE, Code Yellow, reached a total circulation of over 250,000 copies.

On August 30, they will blow up the Amphitheater in Sozopol at the 40th Jubilee Arts Festival "Apollonia" with their latest songs from their latest album "!Exclamation Marks Question Marks?", as well as with eternal hits in BG music.

The usual suspects are: Stefan Valdobrev - vocals, Stoyan Yankulov - drums, Veselin Veselinov - Eco bass, Ivan Lechev - guitars, Miroslav Ivanov - guitars.

We conducted a (Un)Usual interview with Stefan Valdobrev, in which the musician, composer, songwriter, actor and director shares his thoughts and emotions on various topics, summed up in one word.

APOLLONIA

Strong, unrelenting emotion. I was a street musician back in 1988 - a student in love with the arts, sitting in the square in front of the Amphitheater with a guitar, having the courage to sing not covers, but my own songs. Later I started presenting theater productions (in which I am an actor or composer), films (in which I am an actor, director or composer), my book and every new album without exception. My connection with this legendary festival is immense.

Photo: Borislav Ganchev

THE SEA

Timelessness. Endless. Carefree. Freedom.

THE ISLAND OF SAINT ANASTASIA

An adventure. An experience like no other. One of...