Source: Tatu.ru/forum
Yulia Volkova was interviewed by MTV Russia on July 17, 2010. Thanks to Fanta (tatu.ru/forum).
Yulia: She [Lena] has the right to do it [sing t.A.T.u. songs], but it’s so stupid, absolutely stupid. If you do a solo career, it means that you do your own work. Her stuff, that she makes, I think, is silly and very soon her career will wither away and disappear.
MTV: Yulia, relax, where is the problem if she sings the old songs?
Remember all that respect I earned back for her?
Yep, it’s gone now.
She’s a true American girl – a backstabbing friend.
ouchness
it official: my respect for yulia has gone out the window.
at least lena has CLASS!
Did she do this for more attention or something?
Because that bikini did it for me… >__>
I can never look at Yulia the same way again.
Wow, I agree with everyone else here. The respect I had left for her is now gone. Lena has been nothing but a beautiful, loyal friend to her. There is no need for such comments. As Liz said, at least Lena has class!
i want to say this, lena has every right to do a tatu song or two at her solo concerts. that is how fans remember her.
maybe that plastic and fame has gone over yulia’s head. she should be grateful for this!
like my facebook status’ says: F.U.Y.V.!
Peepz, this interview is from Jun. 3, and after that Lena and Yulia had an picture together with Sven. Relax, peepz. Love Yulia and Lena anyway. Lenka know that Yulia is spontaneous and I believe everything is okay between them. ♥
She should think before saying things, I mean there is nothing wrong with the songs Lena decided to sing from T.A.T.U and her new songs are fantastic. At least Lena can speak and sing English better. Slightly angry at this comment she has made. She is getting to look more like Pete Burns everyday. Respect gone
@Jake LOL @ the Pete Burns comment. Is he still alive?
Wow… Im not mad a Yulia, but she seemed so bitchy! And its NOT backstabbing! Dont get your pannies in a bunch! She just said she didnt agree with Lena using their old songs! Yulia didnt call Lena a fire crotch or something awful! And Jake, this isnt about comparing Yulia and Lena! Dont make them seem like they hate eachother! I still have alot of respect for Yulia! becuase I know how she can get! and this must be why I Hate Volkova called Yulia a bitch and whore lol
omg 🙁
going with my last comment most my respect for yul has kinda shrunk 🙁
Whoa Yulia! Geez, bitch enough?
Holy shit man lol shit just got real
Jealous much?
Woman, get off your fat lips and get to work on your own music already. She has no right to diss Lena about her career when she obviously isn’t doing shit.
WHAT THE FUCK?! is she kidding us? she spent the last years searching for rich men and left the music like a hobbie, she’s a fucking joke, my respect for her doesn’t exist anymore, I don’t give a fuck about what the rest of the people who reads it will say but now Yulia is nothing, but A ATTENTION WHORE
that’s what I call ENVY, why doesn’t she makes something? she haven’t a shit, that’s why she doesn’t makes a solo career, I just hope her fucking career (if it’s ever exists) won’t be sucessful
Wow! Well my respect to Yulia is gone!! Nice to say that about Lena’s career is going to disappear. Instead of being jealous of Lena, she should stop doing things to her lips, stop finding rich men, get her ass up, & start making music! She’s going to lose fans for saying stupid comments like this! I’m sorry Yulia, but you really need to wake up & smell the coffee.
*ends rant*
This is what I always feared would happen. What does she expect to get out of saying such things to the media???
to everyone bad mouthing her over this. i didnt see it as jelousy. tatu didnt get as succesful after ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID, they slowly went downhill and now they have gone solo. if anything i think Julia was insisting she make a NEW start and be something other than tatu so that her career doesnt follow the same ending.
I swear someone translated this same video before saying she was talking about her daughter going to school soon and her break up with Parviz and remaining friendship.
Yulia was probably stressed out how successful Lena is, and how she is far behind, Yulia is going through a lot.
nvm differ vide
Yulia is right. She’s talking about Katina’s project as a SOLO project, where t.A.T..u songs should be out. Many "fans" did complain when we knew Katina was gonna sing t.A.T.u. songs. You have to start from O, not using t.A.T.u. to promote yourself. Why that hurry? Maybe the way she said it seemed harsh and all, but she was right.
@ Ira no I did NOT complain. There is nothing wrong with a solo artist singing a song from their former band. Paul McCartney still performs a Beatle song or two during his tours.
My problem is that Yulia is doing nothing but partying and getting plastic into her small body. If she wants to start a successful (not going to happen) solo career, she should get her ass into a recording studio and work on some god damn tracks. Lena did it.
That is why I compaired t.A.T.u’s "hiatus" to the Beatles break up. Expect a Behind The Music episode.
Watching the video clip,it seems like some of the translation has been left out above. Does anyone know what the other interview questions are or Yulia’s answers?
Hey Yulia- wanna talk about withering away a career? well how about we start with U deciding that ur being "restricted" by the only thing that anyone will ever remember u 4!?!? Not 2 mention the only reason u ever got any attention! U really are a deluded and selfish traitor- 2 ur partner in fame, and 2 everything u once claimed 2 b. The only ppl that wer going 2 buy the "AMAZING" sh!t u release were tatu fans- and I can say with confidence that u have seriously P!SSED OFF the majority of that audience now (the ones with @ least half a brain anyway). Also- think about this YOUR MAJESTY- u and Lena promoting new projects: Lena by working hard and utilising aspects of proven popularity, U filling ur face with sh!t and acting like a total C*NT … … … do u ACTUALLY believe ur own bullsh!t ??? Then again, i never tire of being right- so thanks 4 that, Ho! 😉
Go Jenn
Wow, you people are REALLY getting over exagerated! Yulia just said its stupid that Lena would use oldt.A.T.u. song for her SOLO! She NEVER called you something offensive! I can understand her point. but she seems too harsh… and why are you guys comparing Yulia and Lena? Idiots like the people who run a certain fansite have the title "YULIA VS LENA" like if they fucking hate each other! Us fans are making it seem that way! Yulia didnt even say anything THAT mean! She doesnt deserve to be called a whore, cunt or bitch! Just calm down and think about the WHOLE situation!
Now she gave me a reason to continue working on my "R.I.P Yulia" video that I’m planning to make.
I lose my respect for her, she turns into a bitch, or more like a slut whore.
Um, actually adrian, I take it you can’t speak Russian. Yulia says that she thinks its stupid of Lena to use the old songs and soon her career will die away, along with many other cruel things a person who is supposedly friends for over 10 years with should never say. That’s not mean to you?
Yulia is a jealous bitch who craves media attention. At least Lena has a solo career.
She better go fuck older men and have more children and leave Lena alone.
I think you guys are all idiots if you believe the translation that was actually given. Am I saying that it’s wrong? No, but if the person who posted the translation said that Yulia said for everyone to go fuck yourselves, you’d believe it. Maybe you guys need to chill out and realize that this was just a translation, which could be poorly translated, misunderstood, or taken the wrong way. Really, with the video of the interview, she doesn’t look pissy at all.
Everyone knows the chemistry Yulia and Lena had as friends, I wouldn’t go judging Yulia for the way someone ‘translated’ the interview. The only people that need respect lost from them are all of the folks who keep making negative comments when this may not be the true translation. If you call yourself a fan and you post in such a negative manner, or just because of one interview you ‘lose respect for someone’, you are a waste of a breath and Yulia wouldn’t need your support anyway. To sum up what I’m saying, don’t believe everything you read unless you do 100% know the language. There are other translations out there, but go off of what you do actually know and go from there.
Don’t act like an uneducated idiot if you’re going to "lose respect for someone."
For all of those who said Lena is more talented, you are entitled to your own opinion, but if you are saying that because you’re pissed at this supposed interview, you’re also an idiot.
Yulia and Lena are both very talented artists, and I’m happy that we have had them around. I don’t rate either better than the other, but regardless they are extremely talented.
If this in fact was a very close translation, she could have just had a bad day…like an other normal human being. No one is pristine or perfect at all and no one will ever be.
If you wish to reply with a nasty comment, go for it, it will just prove my point about how dumb you are. This is not calling ANYONE dumb unless they take it that way, by the way, this is for those who jump immediately to someone’s side without having the facts about an incident such as the translation of this interview.
For all true t.A.T.u, Lena, and Yulia fans, hats off to all of you.
For all of the idiots who have nothing better to do than be negative because they are brainwashed children who will believe anything they hear or read, keep it up! You’re going to get really far in life… Oooh the sarcasm.
/endrant
Julia, we love you!
Also.. my personal take on it is this. Yulia does have a point, and I don’t believe she’s calling Lena dumb. I think her point that she was trying to make is that Lena should start fresh with new music instead of t.A.T.u music that has been performed for many years. As a t.A.T.u fan I wouldn’t mind hearing Lena perform these in general, but I do believe that Yulia does have a point. In a way she may be worrying about this if Lena continues to do this and not put her own songs out quickly enough. (Yes, Lost in This Dance is a great song)..but perhaps she should get more great songs out to perform before continuing to have shows.
I do believe that Lena is working hard to promote herself and her music (as well as the rest of her band), but anyone who thinks that Yulia is calling Lena dumb doesn’t even have half a brain ._. – As fans we have supported them both in the past, and I will continue to support them both. I know I already ranted once on here but I can’t stress it enough, seeing as how many childish comments were made towards a great girl like Yulia. Yeah, she ‘seems to move quickly through guys’, and Yeah ‘she has a lot of kids’…but the divorce rate is so high anyway, so it makes sense to see something perfectly normal happening such as moving through people quickly. This does not make Yulia a bad person. And although we may not agree with her physical ‘enhancements’, such as her lips, that doesn’t change who she is on the inside. She is a very successful woman just like Lena is. Yulia and Lena have both grown up since they were first in the music industry at very young ages.
Hate towards someone is easily fueled, and although people are open to their own opinions, just think before you say something. And remember, like I said in my first rant, you can’t always believe anything you see or read. If you don’t take any of my advice, perhaps consider this piece here to take in regards to Yulia:
Relax. See what the future holds for Lena Katina as well as Yulia Volkova. I’m sure everything will work itself out. If you are a negative person lurking in the dark, waiting to find something to chew on, then don’t look like an idiot at least if you’re going to make a comment.
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Kristen, tl;dr
@TaTyTu
No problem, I’ll dumb it down for you.
#1. Don’t believe everything you hear or read unless you have the brain of a goldfish.
#2. If the ‘translation’ for the interview said that she told everyone to go fuck themselves, people might believe it.
#3. Yulia and Lena are both great artists and will continue to be. I’m sure someone screwed up with the translation as there are other translations of this interview out there.
I don’t know what else to sum up, it’s hard when people have poor attention spans. ._.
I agree Kristen, especially in #3.
Kristen, it was not translated incorrectly, nor taken out of context. Many Russian speakers have acknowledged this translation.
It’s so easy to say Yulia is doing nothing. So if she doesn’t show everything she’s doing it means she’s doing nothing? She’s taking the right way to go: Get everything ready and THEN show. She’s not in a hurry. Katina was in a hurry and had to use t.A.T.u. songs cause what she’s got is not enough… I’m SO SORRY but her first performance was t.A.T.u. performance without Yulia plus some new solo songs… She could have done it the way Yulia is doing it, starting from 0. Don’t forget Yulia is mom of 2 children she’s got not so much free time as Katina and the whole team she used to work with is with Katina. A solo prject, as any other career is hard to build and needs time to grow up, you can’t be in a hurry.
And sorry for offending some of you but mentioning her appearence is such a low move wich has nothing to do with the interview itself.
I think that the discussion is necessary. But unfortunately, some fans are incapable of using constructive criticism on Yulia, Lena and t.A.T.u.; instead, they use poor insults.
Thanks Scott 😉
@ 4 the individual posting even longer-winded "oppinions" than mine, lol (no, not T.h.A.t.B.o.Y)- u r clearly not fluent in russian urself and ur stance is quite clear. Dismount the horse 😛
i don’t think that the people who spesks about yulia ‘s apperances because it has nothing to do with whatever she said and she have a point so respect it and i don’t think that lena is mad at her because they lived like 10 years together and worked 4 them just fine and tha’s a great point to proove that yulia is honest and say whatever is right to her she doesn’t lie and say whtever people wants to hear my full respect to yulia
lena has the right to do preformance of tatu but with all my respect she should have started her own stuff let her leave the tatu stuff alone as a memory for both of our beloved girls and if she make tatu preformance and so also yulia have the right to sing them it makes no sese just like they never made anything
yulia doesn’t need any of your support if you call your self fans so go think again who fans should react they should support your star now to let them down and why are you pissed if lots of mens are intressted in her ?what that bother you anyway and you don’t have the right to say that she is sitting not doing anything at least sshe doesn’t use tatu songs she is doing what is truly called a solo project
before saying anything send the true translation and then go all of you stupied guys who are making bad comments about yulia knows what she is speaking about and you seem all so dumb because her appearence has nothing to do with her work so now i know when you have nothing to say you just begin blaming her appearence so stopped because it shows how u’re not true fans
maybe lena shows that she is proud of what tatu achieved where is the problem?eventhought yulia have a point of view but the translation is wrong .
i kind respect a lot yulia because she is a mother of 2 kids and is living her life and this is what they both are supposed to be they come one in the life and yulia doesn’t care about what people say because people say everytime something .lena should live her life
if someone want to make a comment please let him have a respect 4 himself and make a comment in it’s right place and stop blaming the way yulia looks she have the right to do whatever she want and you have the right to comment but respect yourselves first and yulia is working on her solo project and i wish her full sucess as should every tatu fan wish
i hope everything good for lena because she deserve it but she should stop using tatu songs because it is showing thatshe is not capable to reliye on herself.yulia is saying the truth even thought some of the translation is wrong and overrated yulia show with this interview that she say the truth of her opinion she doesn’t speak in the back