He took off his shirt and tie and put on a worn black denim jacket. With a more typical festival outfit independent In the autumn, the President of the Government, who had just approved two laws at the Congress of Deputies, burst into the Radio 3 studios this Thursday afternoon to talk about music, how he finds time to listen to it, podcasts and Rosalía’s latest album: “It seemed wonderful to me, I listened to it all in one go,” said Pedro Sánchez. He blocked out an hour in his schedule for this, he said.
“Now in the albums you don’t listen to all the songs, I listen to one, two, three. Pretty much whatever you have time for. But since I had read that you have to listen to it immediately, I set aside an hour to listen to Rosalía’s album”, declared the president during his visit to the program. Generation nowof Radio 3. Furthermore, Sánchez explained that, although he liked all the songs, there is one that he will recommend in particular on his TikTok account this weekend. The CEO also explained that he listened to the Catalan artist’s new album on streaming and not the physical version, which has three unreleased songs: Focus on Ranni, Jeanne AND Robot bride.
The president also said music helps him disconnect. “The challenge for a person who, due to his responsibility, has so much information, is that many times he listens to political discussions… Well, I want to participate more. So I prefer to disconnect by listening to music, abstracting myself from these debates and enriching myself spiritually.”
Likewise, he declared himself a “very regular” listener of Radio 3 and said that when he was in opposition he listened to it a lot when he went out for a run. He talked about some of his favorite singers, like Destroyer or the band Cala Vento. He also recalled one of the most “legendary” concerts he remembers: the one with Guns N’ Roses at the Vicente Calderón Stadium when he was 15 years old.
On the other hand, Sánchez acknowledged that he misses attending festivals and joked that when he leaves political responsibilities “in many years”, he will go again. “The shame is that I can’t go to many music festivals now. I will go back to festivals because I feel like it’s another way to enjoy music,” he noted. Thus he assured that he will not yet be present at the Sónar Festival in Barcelona, which this summer was one of the musical events that suffered cancellation by 28 artists who claimed that the festival was linked to the American fund KKR.
