Dinho Ouro Preto celebrates 60 years by admitting to being a ‘homebody’, ‘cinephile’ and passionate about running

Fernando de Ouro Pretoknown as Dinho Ouro Preto — or even as the vocalist of Starting Capital —, turns 60 this Saturday, the 27th. Although he was born in Curitiba, the musician’s story is intertwined with that of Brasília, one of the epicenters of national rock. The city and he almost didn’t share a birthday.

More than a month before being considered elderly (a term that seems incompatible) under Brazilian law, Dinho I was already thinking about his age. He was punctual when visiting the studio of Rolling Stone Brazil for an interview, but didn’t care about the time as he committed to the conversation for about two hours. “I would stay here for another two hours”, she confessed at the end of the recording.

Even retelling his story several times over the years and in a series of interviews carried out in recent days, the singer continues to listen carefully to each question asked by journalists and reflects before giving a rehearsed answer.

Dinho He admitted that today he can separate his artistic side from his personal side and allowed the public to peek through the gap that demarcates the two facets. “I think it’s very different from what you imagine,” she began. “[Dinho] It’s much more homely.”

We have a place… We go there a lot… Lots of reading — a lot of non-fiction. I’m reading, right now, for example, a book about the end of the Roman Republic, the last decades, called Rubicon. My children… I took this liking to running and it became therapeutic for me, it became essential for my mental health. You know, then, in reality…

The artist drew attention to the tour celebrating 40 years of Starting Capital: “I live on the road, the capital He gives about 100 shows a year. It will start now, run until the end of the year, there is a break in July, but it will be non-stop. And what do I take with me…”

The voice behind hits like “Primeiros Erros” and “À Sua Maneira” also revealed his impressions of the ceremony Oscar 2024. “I’m a cinephile, I’m a cinema maniac. I’m excited for Emma Stone. I found the film… I would have given every Oscars for her film. The coolest movie of the season was her movie,” she stated, referencing Poor Creatures.

“And I like cinema, I like books, I like eating in restaurants… And we like staying at home. And I like music, listening to sound. It’s just that I end up associating it with running: I put on my headphones, and I go, I listen to music.”