Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors

Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors was a Yugoslav punk rock band formed in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia in 1981. The band was the product of the New Primitivism movement, and its founder and leader was Elvis J. Kurtović. The band disbanded following the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

The group was founded in 1981 by Mirko Srdić “Elvis J. Kurtović”, Davor Sučić “Sejo Sexon” and Dražen Janković “Seid Karajlić”. Zabranjeno pušenje made a pause due to the departure of most of the members to the army. They are soon joined by guitarist Dražen Ričl “Zijo”, drummer Radomir Gavrilović “Hare” and singer Goran Petranović “Rizo” and the group starts with frenzied concerts, and then recording material for the first album, which was a great success and gave them a status as a cult Bosnian and Yugoslav group. Elvis had the role of songwriter and ideological leader in the group, he actively participated in that and later all future concerts he would participate by standing on the stage and strumming an untuned guitar, and occasionally taking the microphone in his hands. Soon after the return of the members of Zabranjeno pušenje from the army, Sejo Sexon leaves the group, but the collaboration between Sejo, Elvis and other members will continue through joint writing of texts, guest appearances at concerts and albums, and through the project “Top lista nadrealista" (Top List of Surrealists).