Zoltán Kőváry Explained

Zoltán Kőváry
Birth Name:	Zoltán Ernő Kőváry
Birth Date:	29 April 1974
Birth Place:	Budapest, Hungary
Genre:	Garage rock, Indie rock
Instrument:	vocals, guitar
Years Active:	2000–present
Associated Acts:	The Trousers, Amber Smith

Zoltán Ernő Kőváry (born 29 April 1974) is a Hungarian indie musician, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist, guitarist and of the garage rockband The Trousers. He is an associate professor at theFaculty of Pedagogy and Psychology of the Eötvös Loránd University.

Early life and personal life

Kőváry was born in Békéscsaba, Hungary. He attended the Rózsa Ferenc secondary school. He graduated from the University of Szeged in Hungarian literature and Hungarian language. Later, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Debrecen in psychology. He specialised in clinical psychology at the Semmelweis University in Budapest.^[1]

Academic career

He is an associate professor at the Institute of Psychology of theDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Addiction at Eötvös Loránd University.^[2]

Major publications

Top five publications based on Google Scholar.^[3]

• Psychobiography as a method. The revival of studying lives: New perspectives in personality and creativity research. Europe’s Journal of Psychology 7 (4), 739–777, 2011
• New trends in psychobiography. Springer, 2019
• Life history, clinical practice and the training of psychologists: The potential contribution of psychobiography to psychology as a “rigorous science.” International Journal of Psychology and Psychoanalysis 4 (1), 1–10, 2018
• Kreativitás és személyiség: a mélylélektani alkotáselméletektől a pszichobiográfiai kutatásig. Oriold, 2012
• Psychobiography, self-knowledge and “Psychology as a Rigorous Science”: Explorations in epistemology, clinical practice and university education. New trends in psychobiography, 99–113, 2019

Amber Smith

See main article: Amber Smith (band). Kőváry joined the Indie rock band Amber Smith. Kőváry played on two albums of Amber Smith RePRINT and Introspective.

The Trousers

See main article: The Trousers (band). Kőváry is the founding member of the Hungarian indie-garage rock band called, The Trousers.^[4]

Discography

With Amber Smith:

• rePRINT (2006)
• Introspective (2008)

With The Trousers:

• Dive insane (2007)
• Planetary process (2008)
• Soul machine (2010)
• Sister Sludge (2012)
• Freakbeat (2013)
• Mother Of Illusion (2015)

Instruments

Guitars

• Gibson Flying V

Effect pedals

• Boss DS-2
• Electro-Harmonix Big Muff

Amplifiers

• Orange

See also

• Budapest indie music scene
• Amber Smith
• The Trousers

External links

• Kőváry on Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: A PSZICHOLÓGUSOK KÖZT ROCKER, A ROCKEREK KÖZT AGYAS EMBER. 5 June 2012. mmmonline.hu. 24 November 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211749/http://www.mmmonline.hu/rovatok/az-ember/a-pszichologusok-kozt-rocker-a-rockerek-kozt-agyas-ember. dead.
2. Web site: Eötvös Loránd University. 5 April 2020. ppk.elte.hu.
3. Web site: Zoltán Kőváry.
4. Web site: The Trousers. 24 November 2015. Thetrousersband.com.