Perković created controversy by allegedly performing " Jasenovac i Gradiška Stara " , a song that openly glorifies the Ustaše regime , its crimes against humanity during World War II and the Genocide of Serbs . The Simon Wiesenthal Centre filed complaints to Croatia 's state television channel regarding its broadcast of a singer accused of expressing nostalgia for the Ustaše , although Perković denied any connection with that time period . The complaints were ignored . Perković denied writing or even performing the song , stating he is " a musician , not a politician " . An organizer for a Thompson tour of New York City in 2007 also defended Perković , claiming the musician did not write the song nor is a copy available on any of his albums . Many of his fans are known for their ultranationalism , demonstrated by Ustaše uniforms ( including black hats associated with the movement ) , symbols , and banners . At the beginning of the song " Bojna Čavoglave " , Perković invokes '' za dom - spremni ! '' ( lit . '' " For home ( land ) – ready ! " '' ) Perković 's nickname , " Thompson " , is actually a nom de guerre deriving from his time as a soldier in the 1991-1995 Croatian War of Independence , during which he carried a Thompson submachine gun . In the mid-1990s he was in a relationship with Croatian singer Danijela Martinović . Although never legally married , they had a Catholic marriage ceremony . After their separation , he sought a Church annulment , which was granted by the Ecclesiastical Court in Split in 2005 . Thus , he was able to have a church marriage with his wife Sandra , a Croatian-Canadian he met during a concert in Canada . Together they have five children
Genocide of Serbs
Persecution of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia
Marko Perković