With a lot of emotion, Croatian singer Masimo Savić told "Život" about his family. This musician of special sensibility has a daughter, Mirna.
“She was born in '92. year, when the war in Croatia was in full swing. We wanted her to be named after peace, for peace to be the bearer of her name. "Nomen est omen" - A name is a sign".
When asked how much the role of father has changed him, he says a lot.
"In my case, the information that my wife, then girlfriend, was pregnant came to very "fertile ground". I was very happy about that. I was so happy that we got married then."
He states that since the birth of my daughter, his selfishness has stopped.
"I started thinking about someone else, not myself. This was not achieved on purpose. There was no intention for it to come to that".
The story is that it happened by accident.
"I would go to the city with the money to buy something for myself and for my daughter and wife. I come back home. I completely forget about myself and my needs. I'm really looking forward to what I'm giving."
He points out that he found great happiness in giving to his child.
"I found a very great strength. I like to say that until the birth of my daughter I was a propeller plane, and now I am a jet".
Has his daughter ever suffered because of the nature of the work she does?
Masimo says he never did.
"She would put up with me spending a lot of time away from my family in addition to my work. However, I do my work and return home. I try to keep my meetings to a minimum and spend a lot of time at home”.
He states that he does not waste his free time.
"I spend it with my family. I am dedicated to either music or family".
Although, as he says, due to the nature of his work, he could spend a lot of time away from his family, he does not.
When it comes to what he wanted his daughter to learn, the values he passed on to her, Masimo points out that they teach her to "look at the world with the right eyes and to know what's behind the screen".
"Maybe it's a life devoid of ideals that we had as young people, but because of those ideals we were indoctrinated".
His daughter, as he says, sees the world very well.
"Since she comes from a family that knows very well how the media works, she is very familiar with it. He knows that there is a lot that is served to the citizen, so that he will be obedient".
He believes that she is a child who grew up outside the norms of small-town families.
"She is very deeply acquainted with the truth of how the world works".
As advice to other fathers, Masimo cites honesty.
"A man must not keep secrets from his family. As soon as you have secrets, it means that you don't share your life, be it professional or emotional, with your family, and that's not good."
He describes himself as a man who has no secrets from his family.
"It may sound strange, but it's true. I have the complete trust of my wife and daughter that I will be an honorable and good person, and I also reciprocate them. We have a very honest relationship with each other. I think honesty is the secret of family success".
They jealously guard the community
When it comes to the most difficult period in family life, Masimo remembers a short crisis he had with his wife, but he did not want to talk about it in detail. "It was a very short period, very intense and very sad for us as a family. I wish my daughter hadn't gone through that." He points out that he really liked the things his daughter said to him during that period. "Even at the age of twelve, she was very mature. She wanted to keep the family together in her own way and she succeeded."
He emphasizes that he is someone who cherishes his family. "I think that my wife, myself and daughter invested a lot of emotions in our family. We guard it jealously".
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