The rocker who misses paper maps
Enrique Bunbury is back. And it comes loaded with reflections. The singer has just presented his new album, “De a previous century”, and he already has a date to return to the National Auditorium: next October.
But be careful, this will not just be a tour to promote the new album. Bunbury himself clarifies it with a phrase that is pure backstage philosophy.
“The look at the past and the future is interesting… it’s like looking at the past to face the present and see the mutations and transformations that the songs will have.”
In other words, expect reinvented versions of their classics. The tour is called “New Mutations” for a reason.
An artist between two centuries
In a press conference from the Auditorium stage, Bunbury dropped some pearls about how a musician who was born in the 20th century lives in the digital age.
Recognize modern tools. “I’m not a caveman, I use Zoom to talk to my mother,” he said, laughing. But he confesses a very specific (and very relatable) nostalgia.
He misses paper maps. Yes, those that you folded wrong and never returned to their original shape.
“They allowed you to experience trips in a different way, with the internet and GPS there is little margin for error and getting lost in those places that made you find wonders.”
There is the key. He misses the possibility of getting lost. That a mistake along the way leads you to an unexpected discovery. Isn’t that also the good thing about art?
Their concert in October promises to be that: a trip with an old map, where you may get lost, but you will surely find something worthwhile.
