 Kızılok later returned to live with Veysel for several months, taking saz lessons as well.His 1969 cover of "Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım / Benim Aşkım Beni Geçti" went to number one in the Turkish charts, and was Kızılok's first gold album.Kızılok quit music for about a year in 1973 following the death of Aşık Veysel.