Juan Magn has returned to Ibiza to say goodbye to the summer in style, with a unique festival on the beach during San Miguels Day organized by the popular beer brand that bears the same name. A live show that also included the Ibizan group Morning Drivers, Carlos Jean, Carmen de la Fuente and a striking drone show that put the finishing touch to the summer season.
The king of electro-latin danced the thousands of attendees gathered in the Sant Miquel cove, from young people to adults. And no one could resist sing some of their greatest hits like Bailando por ah or Mal de amoreswhich made everyone go crazy especially when the artist came off the stage to be closer to his fans.
A few minutes before its staging, Juan Magn attended AS with a smile and without hiding his desire to be on the beach making people enjoy his music. A humble and close artist who has told us about his beginnings in music, how he managed to become a true number one and to what extent criticism affects him. The one from Badalona even dared to reveal the two hidden talents he has that no one expects.
How are you living this experience organized by San Miguel in Ibiza?
It’s not my first time in Ibiza, but I love returning to Ibiza after so long and doing this in Sant Miquel. A very special event in which so many musical styles, so many tastes come together… Returning in this way is wonderful, in an event with an incredible vibe so outside the canons that one expects to happen with Juan Magn.
How would you describe your musical evolution from its beginnings to the present?
My musical evolution has been logical and natural. I make a type of music in which the main reason is for it to be fun, if it’s not fun it can’t be my music. The lyrics can be melancholic and talk about experiences and whatever you want, but he has to invite you to dance, otherwise he is no longer Juan Magn (…) I have tried to evolve by contributing a little more quality to the projects because when As you grow, you improve a little more, but always having your fixed and constant vision that it has to entertain and amuse.
What artists have influenced you in your career?
When I was little I was very eclectic because on my mother’s side I got a lot of things from Juan Luis Guerra and the Pimpinela era, and on my father’s side, he was very into Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd… I liked everything and then The time of Queen with Freddie Mercury and that of Bob Marley came to me. When I was a teenager I started listening to Nach and Violadores del Verso, and you got a little more into the rap scene.
Do you agree with the concept of urban music?
I really like the vindication that urban music has and I think that’s what drew me to it, although I didn’t want to give people a hard time. I wanted to make music that was close to urban, but that was trivial and fun. Ah, what I do a little bit came up.
What song from your repertoire do you consider marked a before and after in your career?
If I hadn’t released Bailando por ah I wouldn’t be where I am today. With that song they nominated me for Grammys, for Billboard… For all those things that gringos do… That put me in the showcase. Then I had to maintain it and I continued to have successes….
I have a superpower that is to forget the bad
What is the strangest place you have found inspiration for a song?
I don’t know what to tell you… I don’t remember very strange things. I am a person who likes to get into the studio, I don’t wait for the muse, I like to go to the studio and give it, give it, give it… So that when the muse arrives I am already prepared. Imagine that he catches you in the bathroom or on a plane… You can’t capture that song. In that aspect I have to work hard to be prepared for that to happen. The muse has always caught me near a piano.
Do you have any hidden talents other than music that people don’t know about?
I have two hobbies: one is taking care of plants. I love taking care of plants, I think that is a talent because I never let them die, I take care of them very well… I love my garden, my water, my bushes, my nature… I love it. And I like cutting hair, I love it. Yes, to myself, to my children… I do it many times, I don’t know what’s wrong with the hair clippers that I love.
What is the biggest personal sacrifice you have had to make to get to where you are?
The biggest sacrifice I have had to make is missing time from my children, from their growth and I’m not talking about my partner, my wife… It hurts me a lot not to go to a school presentation or a graduation (… ) Thank God they are children who have very strong family values and have understood it, but it hurts me a lot.
What is the harshest criticism you have received and how did it affect you?
I have a superpower which is to forget the bad. When they give me a stick, I forget it… My brain says out and discards it. I’m not spiteful because I don’t remember. Although I do remember in general terms many criticisms that have been made of me for making music that at that time was not made in our country or in Europe (…) They criticized me strongly, harshly… Even in a xenophobic and racist way when I I am Spanish. I was born in Badalona and they treated me with everything. I was treated terribly by some musical media because they didn’t understand me.
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