The musicians of the Laskovy May group, as a rule, were not given money in their hands. Producer Andrei Razin made an exception for only a few. So, the soloist Anton Tokarev, shortly after the start of performances in the team, bought himself a dacha in Sochi. This was told in the film “My Truth. Gold and the Curse of Tender May.
Fees were transferred to personal savings accounts. But one day the musician Yuri Shatunov revolted. As musician Alexei Muskatin said, the guys from the group lived in communism. They didn’t have any restrictions. Everything they needed, they got.
“If you want ice cream, get ice cream. If you want candy, go for candy. Many of them were 13-15 years old. Where to put the money? Once Shatunov asked to pay him all the money. He was paid. They gave me a bag or two. They said that’s his money. We arrived in another city. They gave him two more bags. They just said that they would carry their own money. Then they gave me two more bags. He cried and said that he didn’t need anything, ”Muskatin noted.
Recall that at one time 67 groups “Tender May” toured the country at the same time. Andrey Razin turned one of the most grandiose scams in the world of show business.