In a post, the singer and composer states that television programs and vents about the embarrassment he felt in the program Faustão
Singer and composer Guilherme Arantes posted a message on his Facebook account in which he reflects on the role of television today and how artists of other generations – Guilherme turned 70 in 2023 – can feel uncomfortable amid the war of ratings and narratives built to be perfect, even when it comes to people’s images.
Author of hits such as Tomorrow, Let it rain AND My world and nothing else – featured in the soundtrack of countless soap operas – Arantes said he does not disdain television and that his generation has benefited greatly from it. However, what bothers him are some components and formulas that have become popular nowadays.”
“They ask me why I avoid doing television. It’s just that I understand that my image can harm the television audience, it can harm me”, began Arantes in an extroverted tone.
The singer says that in the past, artists were invited to go to programs and sing. “Now the situation has become very complicated, with the interactivity and the invasive and scientific voyeurism of talk shows. And I know that television programs live on a razor’s edge, desperately fighting for an audience,” he underlined.
Arantes goes on to say that currently image is much more important than what he has to offer, in this case his songs. “I don’t even want to embarrass the public, as nowadays people are all very beautiful on social media. This is the golden age of humanity where human beings are all simply wonderful and all very virtuous, with their millions of followers.”
“Everyone does their homework, cute, with their smiles and messages aggregating, or deliberately ‘shocking’, provocative, everything is fine as long as they are somehow efficient in gaining followers,” he continued.
Arantes said he feels embarrassed that he still exists. “I know that the time has passed to bury myself in a past of memories and no longer worry. But I, Guilherme Arantes, insist not to die (that would be ideal), and I am born today for the future and I insist on telling myself: I exist.”
Embarrassment in the Faustão Program
In his outburst on social media, Guilherme Arantes told a story he experienced on the stage of the Programa do Faustão, on Band TV, when he was there as a guest, in April 2022.
The singer claims he was the victim of a toxic question from the show’s journalist and co-host, Anne Lottermann.
“I went to play Fausto Silva and Anne Lottermann asked me if I missed my hair, my youth. I know it was an innocent and stupid question, poor thing, because I answered right away. I was surprised by the question ‘on the right side'” “People on TV must be beautiful, that’s indisputable.
I replied that I don’t miss it because my cerebral content today, my charisma even in answering… cannot be compared to the “subtle” content, the weak charisma I had in my long-haired days, which, in fact, dates back to today over 40 years old, his probable age.”
Watch the moment below:
The report of Estadao she contacted Anne’s advisor to see if he would comment on Arantes’ text, but so far has received no response. The space remains open.
Not long ago, Arantes experienced something similar, when a follower commented that he had been handsome in the past, but now he looked like a bullfrog. The singer reacted ironically at the time: “Thank you for the bullfrog! You are a dear, beautiful and lovely person. Congratulations,”
Guilherme Arantes remains active. In 2018, he delivered a new song to singer Gal Costa to record, Thoroughbred. In 2021 she released the album The Templar disturbance, with 12 new songs. In November the singer has shows scheduled in some cities in the north-east.
Source: Terra
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