- Due to Sándor Révész’s stroke, his book was published later
- Her mother moved out with her girlfriend, but they both welcomed her with love
- The band’s founder, Lajos Som, went through a period of struggle, which caused tension in the band
Sándor Révész he spoke honestly about his career, his dramatic childhood, Lajos Som and the years he spent in Piramis. He recalled how his parents’ divorce had taken a toll on him.
Is the legend over? Sándor Révész has not picked up an instrument since his stroke
“My parents’ divorce hurt me a lot, but I don’t experience it as a burden, but as a benefit of life, which is a forgivable sin. We especially keep difficult memories in our hearts, and this was a rich source for me as a child. Being an only child, my parents’ bickering took a toll on me. Mainly because my father was an exemplary man, with his serenity, humor, and intellect, and when I lost him, it took a toll on me. But I don’t want to cover it up because many people experienced this drama, but I, as a sensitive child, was even more receptive to experiencing this drama as a drama” – confessed the musician, who at the time lived mostly alone in their apartment at the age of 11, and that’s when he really fell in love with music.
I think my 2.7 grade point average at the end of the year is a testament to what I went through. Then, the absence of my father and the obedience of my mother made it possible for me to lead such a life – he added, and then he also made up about his mother’s relationship, since he lived with her and his girlfriend in the sixties.
“My mother moved out with her girlfriend, Ilona, and they lived in another apartment. I think they really wanted to live out their desires together, so I tactfully gave them space, but at the same time I loved the solitude. Every evening, if I felt like it, I had dinner with them, they treated me great, I can honestly say that at the age of 12 I didn’t know what it was really about. I enjoyed the love and care of both of them. Years later, my father took me up to Mátra and told me the relationship between my mother and Ilona. My father was a big fan of girls, he was the reason for my mother to go through with the divorce” – pulled the veil off a In a telex interview.
Lajos Som, who died in 2017, was also mentioned
In Hungary, Piramis was considered a real star band in the second half of the seventies, but they also went on international tours. The ensemble Lajos Som was founded by a bass guitarist, with whom the joint work went smoothly at the beginning.
“Retrospectively, I feel that Piramis was in the tolerated category. Lajos Som fought his way through the bureaucratic circles that helped as many people as possible get to know Piramis. For a long time we were very satisfied with Lajos Som’s performance, then when he was no longer able to work intensively with the band, we were very sad, and I was the one who voiced this in the band. I don’t even know where I got the courage. After the great harmony with Lajos, we had some turbulent years” – he said during the conversation.
Révész emphasized that he does not want Lajos to be remembered for his addiction, but rather for his talent.
“I really, really ask the music-loving audience not to identify him with the last fifteen years he produced with his addiction. Lajos was a very straightforward, lovable guy, and what his addiction turned him into is a drama, but I bless him regularly in my heart, I loved him very much” – he stated.
Due to the many disagreements, Sándor announced in 1981, at a concert in Berlin, that Piramis was the last one on stage in this form.
“There, on stage, I decided to quit. I introduced the band in English, when I came to introduce myself, I said that the band will perform in this form for the last time. I didn’t say that I was leaving the band, since they wouldn’t have dealt with it in Berlin, but the other members of the band knew what it meant, so we came home from Berlin to Budapest in a cold mood” – he recalled, and then he also mentioned about Lajos Som:
I don’t know if he forgave me, but I forgave him.
