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	Podcast:		Other News
	Episode:		This Balkan metal frontman put on a production of ‘Hair’ in a war zone
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:09:47
	Publish Date:		2019-08-31 12:00:00
	Description:		This story originally aired Oct. 13, 2018. In the early 1990s, Gino Jevdjevic was living the typical life of a Yugoslavian popstar. He signed autographs and posed for pictures with fans. He wore his hair in a ponytail and crooned schmaltzy melodies. These days, Gino has a shaved head, a multitude of tattoos and a long, grey-streaked beard. He lives in Seattle, and his music is closer to metal or “Gypsy Punk” than it is to pop. To understand how he got from one version of Gino to Gino 2.0, you have to go back to 1992. ‘War Comes To Us’ At that time, Yugoslavia was busy tearing itself apart along religious and ethnic lines. Gino’s hometown of Sarajevo became a war zone. One day, he says, he left his mother’s house, and then a bridge closed down due to fighting. He would not be able to go home again for a very long time. “I envy you, actually,” Gino said. “You guys go to war, and you come back from the war. We don’t go to war, war comes to us. Sitting at home, minding your own business …
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