Milić Vukašinović's beginnings, work with Indexi and Bijelo Dugme (1962–1976) Milić "Mića "Vukašinović was born in
Belgrade, but moved with his family to
Sarajevo at an early age, due to his father's employment in the
Yugoslav People's Army. He started to play drums at the age of twelve, persuaded by his older brother, who played guitar. In addition, in the album's ballads "Kako da znam" ("How Can I Know") and "Hej, zaboravi" ("Hey, Forget") Vukašinović moved away from the band's trademark
power trio sound by introducing piano, played by his former Bijelo Dugme bandmate
Laza Ristovski. Dissatisfied with constant echo, Vukašinović stopped playing in the middle of the song "Živio Rock 'n' Roll", saying angrily into the microphone: "It's not good... Fuck it, it's not good!". The concert was directly broadcast on Yugoslav television, and Vukašinović's profane outburst was criticized by a sizeable section of the public. In 1986, Karić and Rajčić returned to the group, and the band was joined by former Bijelo Dugme vocalist
Mladen Vojičić "Tifa". In 1992, he recorded the album
Kao nekad (
Like Before), cooperating on the recording with former
Zabranjeno Pušenje member Mustafa Čengić. Following the reunion, he recorded covers of 50 Bijelo Dugme songs, releasing them on the double solo album
Disko Mix 50 hitova Gorana Bregovića (
Disko Mix of 50 Hits by Goran Bregović). Once again he announced the breakthrough into the foreign market, releasing the single "Stop Globalization" under the name Mitch Valiant. In 2007, Vatreni Poljubac was scheduled to appear as the opening band on the
Rolling Stones concert in Belgrade's
Ušće park. However, dissatisfied with the fact that his band was scheduled to appear as the first opening act, before
Električni Orgazam, Vukašinović cancelled the performance. In 2008, Vukašinović recorded his songs with folk singer
Era Ojdanić for the album
Da je život pametniji (
If the Life Was Smarter). With bass guitarist Srđan Đukić and drummer Vladimir Ćopić, Vukašinović recorded the tenth Vatreni Poljubac studio album, entitled ''Kad svira rock 'n' roll
(When Rock 'n' Roll is Playing''), released in 2011. It was followed by Vukašinović's 2014 solo album ''Nemoj pjevat'... Ma nemoj
(Don't Sing... You Don't Say
), on which he sang, played guitar, bass guitar and drums, with Laza Ristovski and bass guitarist Branko Isaković also partaking in the recording. In 2020, Bosnian director Miroslav Čigoja shot the film 70 godina doktora za rokenrol
(70 Years of PhD in Rock 'n' Roll'') about Vukašinović. Vatreni Poljubac's latest studio album, ''Život je k'o fol ako nije R'n'R
(Life Is Fake If It Ain't R'n'R'') was released in 2022. Alongside the songs with Vukašinović's trademark erotic lyrics, the album also featured political-related songs. ==Legacy==