Andrzej Rybiński’s artistic activity began in the early 60s, when he joined the big band Kanon Rytm. Later, he began working with Janusz Kruk and , with whom he co-founded , and then, together with Zbigniew Hołdys and Eliza Grochowiecka, he founded his own group. After its disintegration, he decided to continue his career as a single artist. During this time, he promoted many hit songs, such as “Znajdę Cię”, “Za każdy cena” and “Nie liczę godziny i lat”, which have become part of the canon of Polish music. Although crowds of fans gathered at his concerts, his private life was far from what was imagined.
Andrzej Rybiński confesses that he had no place to sleep. This was his way of spending the night
He talked about the background of his career in the latest episode of the podcast “Złota scena”. He openly admitted that at the peak of his fame he was barely making ends meet, and it all started when in 1970 he got an offer to record the album “Na szkle dywany” with the band Bumerang. He didn’t hesitate for a second, he put everything on one card and spontaneously decided to move from his hometown of Łódź to the capital. – It was not appropriate to return to the family home, so I had to earn a living, which was not easy at all – he said. – I moved to Warsaw, although that is an exaggeration. I lived in Warsaw – he said.
As he recalled, the beginnings in the big city were not the easiest. Not only did he not have enough money to live on, but for some time he did not even have a roof over his head. “I did not always have a place to live,” he admitted honestly, adding that he quickly found a way to cope with that. “Then they built three big skyscrapers on the eastern wall in Warsaw. I would get into the elevator at night, stop between floors and I could “sleep” for a few hours,” he recalled, stating that he was basically “a bum.” “You had to think things through,” he explained.
He played in the prestigious club thanks to the help of Czesław Niemen. Rybiński revealed how much he earned at the time
he immediately emphasized that his situation was not influenced by extravagance, because he was a rather modest man and managed his funds wisely. His difficult financial situation was the result of the low wages that artists received at that time. In order to better illustrate the situation, he decided to lift the veil of secrecy regarding the cooperation with the ZAKRU club (Association of Polish Authors and Composers), which he joined thanks to a recommendation. – After my performance, director Klekow asked: “So, Mr. Czesław?” Czesio stood up, approached me and said: “You can accept him, he will be a man” – he recalled and added that these words encouraged him a lot.
Although he didn’t hide the fact that he was grateful for the chance he got at the time (few people could play in such a prestigious place), in retrospect he saw that the salary he was offered was simply exploitation. At the time, however, he had a completely different approach to it and was unable to fight for his own. “We all earned a hundred and we were incredibly happy about it,” he said. If you’d like, please vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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