Joaquín Sabina, vilified in networks after saying that he feels “nostalgia” for drugs: “Tremendous shame”

Joaquin Sabinaaway from the stage since the fall he suffered in 2020, has returned to the forefront of the media on the occasion of the new tour he is preparing and the documentary about him that he has directed Fernando Leon de Aranoa.

The 73-year-old singer-songwriter sat this Monday on the set of the anthill to talk about his new projects, long awaited by his legion of faithful listeners. “There is nothing better than working with friends. It’s a great thing, it gives a fantastic enthusiasm and atmosphere,” he said of the documentary, Feeling it a lotwhose music is provided by his friend Breadwho was also on set.

Read also: Joaquín Sabina, sentenced to pay 2.5 million euros to the Treasury

During a moment of the conversation with Paul MotorcyclesThey brought up the drug issue. Sabina was hooked decades ago and, during this time, she composed, among other titles, the best album of his career, 19 days and 500 nights. On some occasion he has confessed that “without cocaine” he would not have created this album. Around two decades ago, the composer left them.

Next year Joaquín Sabina starts the “Against all odds” tour. Tomorrow at 12 noon, new dates go on sale #SabinaAranoaLeivaEH pic.twitter.com/ag5qWoKpXa

— The Anthill (@El_Hormiguero) November 14, 2022

On this matter, the singer of We have plenty of reasons He added some controversial words: “What I don’t like is the political correctness that exists now and this kind of new puritanism… This time, it’s from the left… But puritanism is bad, whoever it is. When They would ask me ‘How do you feel about drugs?’ I always answered nostalgia.”

On Twitter, she has received criticism for her words: “Tremendous shame that Sabina is advocating drugs”, “The advantage of being on the left and belonging to the self-proclaimed ‘world of culture’ like Sabina, is that you can afford to make an apology of drugs and that they laugh at you” or “He has said it in one of the programs with the highest audience in the country. That nostalgia has left him a little for the other side,” some users wrote.

Tremendous shame that Sabina is making that apology for drugs. Let Leiva be the one who had to rescue him…#sabinaAranoaLeivaEH

— Daniel Ortín (@daniortinj) November 14, 2022

The advantage of being on the left and belonging to the self-proclaimed “world of culture” like Sabina, is that you can afford to advocate drugs and be laughed at.
#SabinaAranoaLeivaEH

— Jose Valdés (@JoseValds13) November 14, 2022

“God is that you can no longer talk about drugs anywhere,” said Sabina in one of the most watched programs in the country. That Nosetalgia has left him a bit on the other side. https://t.co/MIdXLcp5cO

— Jim Carrie aka Nasty Cas (@fcasares34) November 15, 2022

Let them speak of nostalgia to families who have lost someone to drugs. Or to all his colleagues who are no longer around to explain it.

— Dani Martinez (@DaniMartinezGar) November 15, 2022

Yes, the words of Leiva have been applauded, who after Sabina’s intervention ended the conversation with another message: “It is true that there is a symbology and artists who have worked under the influence of drugs and have left wonderful works and others who have left Great shit. It doesn’t seem essential to me to create,” he said.