Deied singer in 1990 dated the former singer of Secos & Wet, with whom he maintained friendship, and opened his heart at times
Despite having had a brief love relationship, about three months, Ney Matogrosso and Cazuza remained friends until the death of the former singer of the Red baronfatal victim of AIDS in 1990.
According to the writer Julio MariaNey’s biographer Cazuza revealed to the former partner a regret he had about his father. The confession was made shortly before passing away.
In the book Ney Matogrosso – The Biography (2021), Julio reports that Agenor de Miranda Araújo Netothe artist’s real name, lamented for discussing so many times with his father, João Araújoowner of Free sound. And especially: if rebelled against the money that her parent earned in the label.
The author highlights a speech by Cazuza (via Metropolis), which refers to the period in which it did treatments outside the Brazil in the fight against the HIV virus:
“I spoke so badly about my father and now is his money that is keeping me alive.”
The former member of the Red Baron ended up losing the battle against AIDS. Another love partner of Ney Matogrosso, the doctor MARCO DE MARIAalso did not resist the disease.
João Araújo encouraged Cazuza
Despite the friction, Cazuza ended up having his talent recognized by João Araújo, who died in 2013. When he realized his son’s ability, his father encouraged his career so much with the Red baron as in the solo phase.
In the book I need to say that I love youpublished in 2001, João reports how he was impressed when he discovered Cazuza’s vocation for the song:
“He used to lock himself in the room to work and write lyrics, and I respected his space. So I was surprised when I saw him sing in a show. I never thought he had this vocal potential to sing. It was a bigger scare for me. I didn’t know he had a talent, something more, a gift.”
The father adds:
“When he composed songs like ‘Codename Beija-Flor ‘ [já na carreira solo]It was a bigger scare for me. I took a fright I never had. “
Father felt “a light” in the son
A post of Cazuza’s official profile at Instagrammade in 2023, highlights a statement from the singer’s father to the magazine That is. In it, João Araújo recalls the debut of Red baronin the early 1980s:
“I went with the MORAES MOREIRA see the first show of Red baron in a pimp in São Conrado. The instruments, poor things. But I felt a light in Cazuza, sang differently. Before that, I didn’t even know he moved music. “
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Source: Rollingstone
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