in a silence comfortable light there are thousands of messages. He spreads them not only with his voice, but also with his gaze, stance and stance… In fact, sometimes, says it much quieter than saying it out loud. A simple person without a mask. Nothing stands between him and the planet. Everything you taste comes from your soul. Maybe to protect the core that has been grounded for years. 47 years of career. The artwork doesn’t match his personality. It still exudes the same passion, honesty and innocence as before. “I am a brave, almost fearless, driven woman who is dedicated to my work and the people I love. Difficulties do not scare me, ”says she. A pause is immediately applied. To look “Windows in My Soul” cover (Virgin Music, 2023) and a light sigh in an act of complicity. There is more information in it than any verb: its sixteenth album it is so private that it is difficult to express its content in other words. Therefore, with the melody in the background, his gestures take on a lot of meaning.
Total, 12 songs that can be 12 pieces of hearts. collects the first 2,000 calls you make during quarantine for those who seek consolation. And the last one cries out against the consequences of war on society. A beginning and an end in antipodes that find universal reading, converging in a fascinating cut LP. “It would be awful if my songs managed to act, help, and act. But in the end everything becomes more tangible: the person who needs to communicate with another expresses himself through music. And what happens next… I hope something happens”, says the translator, who has not edited unreleased material for five seasons. After ‘Que corra el aire’ (2018, Warner Music), he dared to make the first live album of his career: recorded at the Plaza del Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela, it was his tenth claim as a stage animal. Well, no matter how quiet he may express, he has the ability to transform himself into pure rock on stage. You just have to allow yourself to feel them.
Although he has shown us his insides all his life, he has taken good care of himself from chest to inside. Whats in there?
I am a complex person and full of ins and outs. It’s a part I showed them for the first time. I find myself in a moment of confidence where I can show myself more candidly with my flaws and the way I exist in the world. The biggest is not always the most important. Small too. It produces a greater sense of harmony than just trying to reach the maximum. This is well articulated in the LP: There are different genres because I deal with different topics.
Among them is success. Previously’ You admits: “Ascend, descend / everything is getting smaller / to an endless babble”. Has this clouded you at one point?
I think never. I started very young and since then I have tried not to lose touch with my surroundings. While this has more or less reached the heights of popularity, you learn to regulate yourself: I accept the praise, but I know it comes from people who love me. Fortunately for my sanity, being aware of the hard work of the people I’ve developed my career with has kept me strong. Then there is the futile summary of being the most beautiful. What has happened. I like to think that the important thing is the songs.
Have you been cheated on?
I felt underestimated by the genre of music. I easily forget what I don’t like, so I take it lightly. I have a tendency to avoid any attachment to the things I love, no matter how unfavorable the circumstances. I’m stubborn at what I have to do.
Do you identify with everything you’ve posted since its inception?
Yes, in my case, I give him 20 laps before teaching anything. The goal is to do well what I put so much effort and time into. Maybe it hurts to say the same thing, but music is not my thing. It is a food that I need every day. It allows me to produce, interpret, compose, listen, see…
He stepped into the sector during the transition period. It’s a complicated phase, I guess.
My path was paved the day I discovered that singing was superior. So I didn’t know how many corners to take or how many holes to avoid. My goal was to dig a hole in a place that wasn’t meant to be. I can’t talk about my past with regret, but… I didn’t wear a skirt on stage for years. I didn’t want to be seen as nothing more than a singer. So there is no gender. I never agreed to be told if I could be sexier. My position as a translator was far above any observation. Whether it’s attractive. Whether he speaks well. And in this way, I can express my perception of reality.
Like feminist iconDid you feel pressure to defend the new values?
No. If I set an example, it feels good to me. But he was not provoked. I admire many women in music past and present. And possibly future ones. My mother was very impressed with my routine: she was a strong, short, beautiful woman of immense character. She doesn’t weigh me down and I hope my experience can help. It happened to me with cancer: There were people who said my experiences helped them face the disease. It looks complete to me, but that’s it. I don’t see myself as a champion of anything. Do not leave me.
She always wears dark red lips. Symbol of rebellion?
I’ve been painting them ever since I was able to convince my mom that I’d already do it if she wouldn’t let me. She told me she took off her lipstick when she was little. This is a very personal detail. And I even do it to be alone. I don’t do makeup for other people. My mouth is my instrument. That’s why I want to emphasize.
It passed twice in 2007 and 2010. cancers. Does it bother you that they ask you so many questions about death?
No. Unfortunately, most of them do it one way or another. It doesn’t bother me because it doesn’t move me. What bothers me is that they ask me about things I don’t know or understand. Which football team am I from? What does it matter to you? It is not needed.
At the age of 64, did you give your mental health the same attention you gave physical health?
Yes, I watch out for bad thoughts. When I identify them, I immediately put a plus sign. You have to be mindful of where you live and the people you can meet. We are one: we cannot just look at the ankles and neglect the knees. One of the best rewards I can get in life is to comfort someone with my songs.
This purpose is felt in ‘A little more love’. Carmen Santonja composed this for you 30 years ago: In 1993, the Bosnian war was raging. And in 2023, Ukraine. Have we learned too little?
How funny is a subject that does not suit me backlight now has the corresponding space. And in addition, it is to turn off the disk. I want everything to change… even if I almost fell on my knees to ask for a miracle.
Returning to one of his verses: Are we doomed to the downfall of humanity?
I hope not. For the account that brought us in. You must be awake. We should not trust each other. There can always be a twisted mind that leads us to disaster.