An ordinary novel

The title of the well-known hit of the well-known Express band - also the autobiography of Tóni Solymos: but the well-known person of the author himself is inseparable from the former Express! My life as a sequel novel ... - continues the introductory lines of the lyrics as the motto of the book from which, reading it - the innermost personality of the named person unfolds, through ages, eras, decades, hits, disappointments, joys, confessions - the through the things of life. Excellent writing. At the same time, much more than a simple resume. Enjoyable, smooth, personal and educational; in some places heartbreaking, in others tearfully cheerful-amusing; at the same time, a drawing - combined with Hungarian (and partly foreign) rock and light music history - interestingly woven, easy storytelling, enriched with anecdotal sounds, nostalgic moods, colorful stories ... Man on stage - man in (business and private) life , in the weekdays. It turns out the two are inseparable. It also follows the path of success - from the difficult period of the war in Budapest - from the time of its birth - to the present. ... And there always comes a sequel that leads us either in the direction we want or in the exact opposite direction, and there always comes a change that enriches us with positive or negative feelings, lived experiences. We are accompanied by a whole series of ideas, hopes and plans, like our own shadow, but we are always a little behind the implementation. We always dream of the worse, the right, and meanwhile live the present. (...) The balance sheet will be prepared by others, the evaluation will remain for posterity. (...) As a result of the change, we will be left with a song, a photo, a book, some beloved objects and maybe one or two recallable moments in the hearts of our loved ones. (...) TIME as a concept occupies a lot. Thoughts. How did I get here at all? To this world. To this family. To this country. What is the meaning and purpose of the whole thing? This is what he explains in it, and much of it is revealed in the Ordinary Novel, written with an inaugural pen, whose virtual and real characters are historical events - changing social systems, 56 revolutions, decades before and after the regime change; including Budapest, narrower Zugló, and the childhood world of the fairy-tale Magyarkút in Börzsöny - and the Hungarian performing arts - light and rock music, stage, theater, record publishing, radio, television, etc. - his decisive, iconic figures and artistic personalities for decades in the eyes of a nationally known person - a participant in everything - who not only remembers but also analyzes, and from the very beginning consciously tries his way in the field of music, business and private life . This novel is now different - although its author presents it as ordinary, it is by no means a volume that is a worthy continuation of the series of autobiographies and confessions written by prominent personalities and artists of Hungarian light music and cultural life in general. Not only can we learn more about our recent history and the ranks of our public figures, but we can learn a little bit about ourselves. It’s a bit like the music that has filled the author’s entire life for the most part: with its lines, moods, stories, that is, its melodies, whatever the kind of music, enchants the depths of souls. It grabs a person with cheerful or sad, almost magical power and creates an atmosphere.