Zoran Kostić (

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: Зоран Костић; born 17 August 1964 in

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) widely known by his nickname Cane () is

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musician, known primarily as the leader and vocalist for Serbian punk rock group

Partibrejkers Partibrejkers (Serbian Cyrillic: Партибрејкерс, transliteration for: ''Partybreakers'') is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade, as well as one of the most acclaimed acts of the Yugoslav rock scene. The band was formed in 1982 and rele ...

Early years

Kostić was born in 1964 to parents Slobodan and Mirjana. He is descended of

Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo Princip ( sr-Cyrl, Гаврило Принцип, ; 25 July 189428 April 1918) was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Prin ...

(Gavrilo's mother and his great grandfather were biological siblings). Growing up near the Ušće area of

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, he founded his first band in 1979, at the age of 15 - a group called Kopilad (''Bastards''). In 1980, he played with

Urbana Gerila Urbana Gerila ( sr-cyr, Урбана Герила, trans: ''urban area, Urban Guerrilla'') was a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, former Yugoslav punk rock and New wave music, new wave band from Belgrade. The band is notable as the partic ...

for a short time, before joining

Radnička kontrola Radnička Kontrola ( sr-cyr, Радничка Контрола, trans. ''Workers' Control'') was a former Yugoslav punk rock/ new wave band from Belgrade, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s and notable for its appearance on the compilation ...

in 1981, where he played alongside some also soon-to-become-notable musicians: drummer Srđan "Žika" Todorović, lead guitarist Darko Milojković and bassist Srđan "Đile" Marković. They recorded two tracks, "Dosada" ("Boredom") and "TV u koloru" ("Color TV"), both of which appeared on the various artist compilation '' Artistička radna akcija'', released by

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in 1981. This exposure led to a spot on the showcase concert at Belgrade's Tašmajdan stadium in September 1981 with a batch of other up-and-coming acts. Kostić incessantly provoked the crowd to a point where the show had to be interrupted. This got him some, mostly negative, publicity in the daily papers by prompting a discussion on the values and morals of Yugoslav youth.

Partibrejkers

In August 1982, Kostić and drummer Goran "Manzanera" Bulatović had an idea about a band called Partibrejkers. They were soon joined by guitar player Nebojša "Anton" Antonijević and guitar player Ljuba Konstandinović, and Partibrejkers were officially formed. Since the formation, Kostić has been the band's vocalist and main lyricist.

Personal life

During the mid-1990s, Kostić battled illness caused by a

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problem for which he had to have surgery, and for two years Partibrejkers were on hiatus and possible brink of folding. In 1995, he got married and moved to

Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous pro ...

where he recuperated with his wife. Leaving the pressure of

behind, he also turned to religion which he credits for helping him calm down and instill self-discipline.Cane before Rokaj Fest
May 21, 2006

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