Name: Oleg Bernov

Birthplace: Russia

Currently residing: Thailand

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: Learned to play guitar when 14 years old to entertain the girls. Still doing it.

Website: www.redelvises.com

1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

Louis Armstrong, Tom Waits, Michael Franks, Frank Zappa, Glukoza.

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

Pink Floyd “Great Gig in the Sky”

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

Wake and bake

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

smile

5. What is your most valued material possession?

Bass balalaika

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet? Vladimir Putin

7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

North-East Thailand

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

Film

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

Star on Hollywood Blvd.