Fito Páez made harsh statements against Ricardo Arjona last week and the Guatemalan replied: the Argentine stated that «If the city (Buenos Aires) gives 35 Luna Parks to Ricardo Arjona and Charly García gives two, you have to think about what politics and newspapers mean in that city, where there are values that were annihilated«.
Arjona came out to answer him with a letter that he sent to the Clarín newspaper, where he stated that «Mr. Fito Páez talks about cultural annihilation and mentions me. Suspiciously, he signals the beginning of this problem in his country almost simultaneously with the clear decline in his artistic ability.«.
«It may be that you create your own sham as a daring intellectual, but behind your arrogance lies the disrespect dictator of believing himself the owner of popular decisions ... Music does not belong to athletics competitions where abilities are measured against the clock, it is a matter of tastes and emotion«.
And he ended by saying that «You already wanted to be Charly García, then you wanted to be Almodóvar. It's unfortunate, sir. Regrettable ..." Will follow?
Via | Clarín