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Do you usually mention this occasion every year? How do you feel today?
At the age of 40, the mood is twofold: funny and sensitive. I really realize that I am in the middle of my life. After all, few have managed to stay on this earth for a hundred years. And in the same way, with interest and excitement, I look forward to what the new day brings me. I really like celebrating birthdays. Both yours and yours. It is true that this year I do not want to do that because the little girl is not yet the right age for a big celebration. My husband and I are raising two daughters ourselves, so we have no one to leave the babies with. Therefore, I am not planning anything special, but those who want to visit are welcome.
Rima Petrauskytė-Paulauskienė / Photo by Julius Žalnierukynas (Bridge of Culture)
Is this anniversary marked by major life changes?
I am so sorry that my mother did not have this birthday. After a serious oncological illness, she set out for eternal rest. It was and is our family’s greatest loss, full of painful experiences, unanswered questions, anger, reconciliation. After these tests, I discovered the truth of my life: whatever happens, no matter what we lose or lose, we always have love.
What helped you survive this painful period?
Last year, I thank you for a wonderful time with my family, all the challenges in life, friends and colleagues, for the opportunity to be on stage and do what I love.
You are the face of a famous pop scene. What has your job in the music industry given you?
It already happened that we started musical activities with the band in 1999 and I grew up in the music industry. It’s hard to say what Rima would be like now if she had never sung in the Mango band. But I can say that being in the right company with the Bendis brothers and the girls in the group has made me a hard-working, responsible and attractive person.
Photo by Rima Petrauskytė / Vadim Fasij
Fame and fame began to annoy over the years, or vice versa: have you always liked to attract attention?
I am happy to receive positive, positive or neutral attention. I don’t feel too much noise and that doesn’t bother me.
You have always been the leader of the Mango band, now Man-go, has that label ever bothered you?
There was a time when I was a bit struggling just to be known as scabies. But this is already the last stage. Now I accept everything with much love. A lot of heart and work has been put into this activity. Sometimes I don’t even understand if I am part of a group or if a group is part of me. In any case, Mango and I are an integral unit.
Do you have your favorite secret song that you no longer sing during concerts?
I have. The song “Sun online”. Because it’s about the fact that love can work wonders.
In the past, performers did not share the adventures of their personal lives, nor did they post it on social media. You have gone through that change, the step into the world of new technologies. Could you compare those two different times?
The life of social networks is absolutely foreign to me. I am still a person of that generation who values the real and tangible things in life. And I am not at all concerned about the adventures of social networks. I am extremely happy that the band “Mango” creates new songs, organizes concerts, has a large circle of listeners and does not get involved in empty things. The life of social media significantly distorts reality and it becomes difficult for a person to choose what they really want or need. Those who have already proven their popularity on social media probably know the other side of it all.
My personal relationship with social networks, the further, the weirder … And when it comes to the activities of the Mango group, we have our own account in which we actively communicate with the fans of the group.
Photo by Rima Petrauskytė-Paulauskienė and Viktorija Perminaitė-Emanuel / Vigantas Ovadnevas / Žmonės.lt
Do you keep getting handwritten letters these days?
No. I receive postcards from a sister who lives in Germany.
You are a mother of two. Things compatible with motherhood and career?
In fact, motherhood brings! I love my two girls and I receive the same love from them. Without my life partner, my partner, my husband, I couldn’t really reconcile motherhood and career, so thank him for that. Everything is possible if you burn with what you do. Of course, the entire Mango understanding team helps too. We combine things by perceiving the employment of others.
How are your priorities in life right now?
The first place in the list of priorities is occupied by the family, followed by the activities of the Mango group. Well, the studies also contributed. I became a student again and am currently studying Physiotherapy. Why? Because that’s my passion.
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