Few can name all the members of a favorite group. This is due to the fact that the compositions of many rock bands are constantly changing. Leonid Kernos left the “Picnic” only once, in the difficult year for the group to split. Nevertheless, there is extremely little information in the media about him. This is due to the fact that the musician is very modest and practically does not give interviews. During his career, he gave only a few comments for the book about the group.
History of surname and nationality
Many fans wonder who Leonid Kernos is. His nationality cannot be precisely determined by last name. The forums often speculate that he is Jewish or Baltic, but this is not so. Let's delve into the history of the family name. Kirnos is a pagan god, which is very symbolic for the music that this person performs as part of the Picnic group.
The surname has Greek roots, but was common among the Western Slavs. It is possible that the musician is Belarus, Ukrainian or Russian. According to open data, at birth Leonid Kernos was recorded as Russian. Therefore, it is not worth building any strange theories because of his last name. The musician’s middle name is no less entertaining, but we’ll talk about his father a little lower.
Brief curriculum vitae
Leonid Kernos was born in 1957 in the family of a war hero. Zelik Kernos went to the front as a volunteer immediately after the outbreak of war. He was taken into tank troops. The father of the musician went through the whole war, despite the fact that he was wounded. He celebrated Victory Day in Koenigsberg. Later he moved to Leningrad, where the Leonid family subsequently lived.
Until now, the musician has not moved to another city. It was here that he graduated from the evening music school, which was located in the Volodarsky House of Culture. Subsequently, he became a member of the Leningrad Rock Club, which was led by Andrei Tropillo. The first work was participation in the team of "Paint".
"Picnic"
Until 1987, Leonid could not be called a permanent member of the group. At the time of the first acquaintance with the team, he was an engineer in the Design Banner of Labor. Leonid participated in concerts and touring activities after the creation of the first album “Picnic” in 1983, which Edmund Shklyarsky recorded alone, as he is a multi-instrumentalist.
After leaving the group of the second vocalist Dobychin, the team split. Shklyarsky decided to try his hand at the Lenconcert, where due to ideological issues it was not as good as it seemed. During this period, Leonid Kernos set about creating his own group, “To Be Continued,” and then worked at the design bureau. The group was short-lived, the musician donkey in Leningrad.
By 1987, the participants overcame their differences and reunited, the group needed a drummer, as the former simply did not come out at the next concert. Leonid really liked the aesthetics of the group, which, with the departure of Dobychin, changed to a more demonic with an admixture of Eastern philosophy.
The most difficult period for Leonid and the group was January 1992. The "Gaidar shock therapy" began, which hit all the inhabitants of Russia. During the tour with "Picnic" Leonid Kernos managed to save $ 500, spent 80-90 per month. During this period, he even had the thought of leaving for Germany, but the documents for entry were confirmed too late, when everything was working out in Russia. He did not quit his job, he recorded the album “A Little Fire” with Edmund Shklyarsky without the participation of other musicians.
Leonid Kernos (his photo can be seen in the article) shares his views on Shklyarsky’s music and takes real pleasure in what he does. For 30 years of work, he did not participate only in the “Transformation” project, where instead of drums, an orchestra led by Denis Vasiliev performed . Nevertheless, he overcame many difficulties with the group due to a lack of money and disagreements with officials. It became easier to work only in the early 2000s.
Life behind the scenes
In 2014, Leonid became an individual entrepreneur. He does not advertise his activities, but, according to the tax, it is associated with music, art and the organization of entertainment events. Also, the musician has a share in the HOA "Bucharest 72/1".
All friends say that Leonid Kernos is a rather reserved person. His personal life is a mystery. He does not comment or advertise it. For rockers, this is normal, most of his associates are reluctant to talk about families. It is known that the musician does not like to climb the elevators, has a parrot at home Bowl and is fond of art rock. Leonid's main activity is playing drums in the Picnic group.