An affectionate closeness with his sister, now a celebrated prima donna, as well as hope for an international career of his own (combined with an awareness of his peripheral position in the communist Yugoslav regime) all affected Kunc's decision.
Prisna povezanost sa sestrom, tada već proslavljenom opernom primadonom, ali i nada u vlastitu međunarodnu karijeru (uz svijest o svom rubnom položaju u komunističkom jugoslavenskom režimu) – sve je to utjecalo na Kuncovu odluku.