Sidney Magal on stroke: ‘I don’t want to die on stage’

The 72-year-old singer fell ill during a concert inside São Paulo at the end of May.

Singer Sidney MagalThe 72-year-old is recovering after being hospitalized for ten days due to a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) he had on stage during a show in São José dos Campos, at the end of May.

In an interview with Fantástico, dal Globe TVthe singer explained what happened as a “small acute spontaneous hemorrhage in the brain”, without sequelae, due to a high blood pressure crisis.

Magal reports that he felt sick while playing a potpourri of romantic songs by Tim Maia, immediately after singing songs by Jovem Guarda, and revealed that he was afraid of dying. “I was really scared because I’m like ‘guys, am I leaving like this?’ I don’t want to die on stage, even though I love the stage,” he said.

The musician said he has been taking blood pressure medication for at least 30 years, but confessed to leading a lifestyle of excess.

“So I know now I have to behave, I’m an overeat, overdrink person. I love too much. Everything in my life is too much,” Magal points out.

The singer, who will become a postage stamp and will have an exhibition, was moved to recall the affectionate reaction of the audience every time he is on stage, and is already preparing his return.

“I will mix the repertoires. Already trying to show people that I can be more romantic from now on. I want to get on that stage exactly like I got off that stage, with that singing audience. I vibrant. Me moving. And I with the same breath, with the same energy, because I don’t want to give my audience less than I’ve always given”, exults the singer.

Source: Terra

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