The image of the young stoner is replaced by that of the family man — there are five children, from 30 to 2 years old. The youngest, Bebel, takes risks with the microphone with her father on stage at SXSW the following day, Wednesday (13). “Iboru” is ancestry, the artist guarantees. “It’s a concept that Krenak has been talking about for a long time: you can’t build a future without looking back. Looking each other in the eye is what we’ve been doing for a long time”, he says about the festival’s conversations that focus on our humanity in amidst so many technological innovations.
It is curious that in times of polarization the artist mixes two concepts seen as antagonistic in Brazil: the legalization of marijuana and the traditional Brazilian family. “My five children live with me. My wife is my partner and no one is more family than me. I don’t even need to put a sticker on my car saying that I love my family because they know that.”
Education and technology
He states that generation Z, who are children of liberal parents, have an additional challenge on their hands today. “Before, parents forced us to be a lawyer, for example. Today, we are told to be happy. It’s harder! Being a lawyer just means going to college”, he laughs. According to him, the digital revolution is silent and lonely. If screens make adults too anxious, imagine what it’s doing to children.
The best advice is to lead by example. Build something that is interesting on and off the screen. A friend said that interested people are interesting people. I believe this. Let’s use this source of information that is the cell phone to our advantage and not just to melt our brains.
At 56 years old, Marcelo impresses with his youthfulness. The creative process, according to him, combines with genetics to maintain a 30-something face after so long. But he also says that he exercises, tries to eat well and continues to smoke marijuana. “I forgot the lyrics that I’ve been singing for 20 years because the THC here is stronger than there,” he jokes on stage.
