Why Heartbreak, Responsibility, and Authentic Expression Matter to Dusan Velickovic, Musician

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Matters Interview

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In this episode of Matters.com Presents, Emily interviews dusan.

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist dusan opens up about the deeply personal story behind his new song "The Diary" — how discovering his ex-wife's diary reshaped his understanding of their relationship and the nature of blame after a breakup. He shares powerful thoughts on the impact of divorce on children, the value of traditional approaches to working through conflict, and why authentic songwriting beats anything AI could ever produce.

[00:13] Introduction to dusan and his new song "The Diary"

[00:32] What matters most to dusan right now — processing heartbreak and understanding the real story behind a relationship's end

[02:15] The story of discovering his ex-wife's diary and how two people can live together for years while living entirely different stories

[04:21] Using art and songwriting to work through emotional pain and personal experience

[06:14] How divorce impacts children — the powerful lyric about splitting a child in two and why kids matter most

[09:04] Matters.com Speed Round: AI in Music, Rice Cakes, Divorce, Coffee, Chocolate, FIFA World Cup, Lyrics and Songwriting

You can find dusan at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dusan-velickovic-90436aa1/
https://www.instagram.com/_vdusan/
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Whys (4)

Chocolate
CHOCOLATE
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Dusan says Chocolate matters a lot — it "could boost my concentration" when studying as a child, or was at least a good excuse to get sweets from his mother.

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Does CHOCOLATE matter to you?

Coffee
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Dusan says Coffee matters a lot — being "from the Balkans close to Turkey," he drinks it the traditional Turkish way, which he describes as strong and worth trying.

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Does COFFEE matter to you?

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN M...
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Dusan says Artificial intelligence in music "not matters" — it's "making you lazy" by generating music from your ideas instead of pushing you to be genuinely creative.

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Does ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN M... matter to you?

Divorce
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Dusan knows firsthand that Divorce matters — it "can change your life drastically," affecting not just you but your child and everyone around you.

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Does DIVORCE matter to you?

Takeaways (8)

Not everything was my fault — I just needed enough time to see that clearly.

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Two people can live together for decades and be living completely different stories.

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Going through a major split turns you into your own psychologist — you have no choice.

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Parents who separate toss the child back and forth like a ball — that needs to stop.

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The child is the one who can't care for themselves yet — that makes them the priority.

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AI can help with music, but leaning on it too much just makes you lazy.

Writing your own lyrics and singing them is how you say something real without raising your voice.

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After a relationship ends, you eventually see what was really going on the whole time.

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