Comments on two versions of band

In a 2024 interview, Čonkić stated about the existence of two incarnations of the group: “It’s a little bit complex, but it all comes down to the fact that my former friend and the band’s original guitarist Sreta [Kovačević] in a way hijacked the name. We were in court for three to four years. I didn’t sue him because I wanted to have all the rights to the name, I just didn’t want him to have all the rights, which makes sense. […] I think what contributed a little bit to my return [to the scene] was partially spite, and partially desire to show that we’re far better than this other band [other incarnation of Pekinška Patka].” When asked in a 2025 interview about relationship with Čonkić and about the existence of two incarnations of the band, Kovačević stated: “There’s only one Pekinška Patka […] Every band has the right to play our songs. I’d like to remind you that the band creation was my idea, and that the singer joined in during a later phase. What happened to the singer is a ‘disease’ called frontman fever, widespread in the world of rock music, but in the other fields as well. For a common man the attention of the media is too large of a pressure, but also a drug. When you get hooked, you don’t choose the means to stay afloat. There are numerous examples, but I believe the closest to us are the Sex Pistols , who got rid of their singer out of same reasons.”