The members of the New Rock Group may not be as new as before, but the band continues with the same vitality and energy that you know from the beginning of their career. The GNR concerts continue to attract thousands of people to accompany them wherever they go and sing the most iconic themes of a course that aims to be even longer...
The GNR has a course of 33 years ...
Rui Reininho : Doing what you love is always a pleasure. But we never stole anything to anyone. Everything was conquered and we have been putting this happiness outside. Those were wonderful years, but it is as if we were still in the trenches, looks almost the Gaza Strip. The rest is a wonderful life.
What are the differences between performing a concert several years ago and now ?
RR : In Madeira, for example, the island has improved a lot in that aspect , instead of tiring us with rehersals, we were greeted by a wonderful tecnical staff, had a fantastic stage and are super professional . The island is ready to welcome the world 's great artists, such as GNR.( laughs ) . But seriously, we are not tired and we always do our best within our circuit, rock and roll, and we have an additional responsibility before going on stage .
It's a band that crosses several generations of Portuguese ?
RR : Yes, and just might be. Did not touch to polls and surveys, people like GNR or not. There are those who dislike us, there always will and for the worst reasons. At the moment I have no enmity, nor enemies and those who criticize us are not in our time. The petty people of the Terreiro do Paço that gives us no attention. Today , in Oporto we feel that, maderians treat continental as Cubans , but the people of the city invicta needs you, for us to be the same voice. Therefore , these portugueses should unite, make a new revolution, there is a common enemy that riffraff is that the government, which decides everything and do not know the difference between Vila Franca and Alentejo. Also, I hate the clichés of OPorto, no longer think its funny. We should all be Portuguese again, as the great Rodrigues Lobo said, men and women not only show up, before break than appear, many things can be, men of the court are not. We are not from the court and we are here, but our cathedral is another 's friendship and the hearts of people.
In the discography of a musical group like yours there is always a work that is a hit with the public and to you , the musicians, is not your best . Do you have a record like this ?
RR : Yes, Popless , maybe. But in conversation with my musician friends , GNR has always been a group that did some good records and other more or less.
But what work was most proud of that and that the public did not give him the amount owed?
RR : Maybe the " Retropolitana " which only played three themes, one of the songs is a beautiful song, is a slow . The " king of roque " who also was not feel by people , because now you can hear the songs , but do not buy them and the ones who "steal" them have no affection.
Are thinking about launching a new album or not work ?
RR : We are retired. And then for what? GNR can not compete with other formats. The national top currently sell up 400 records, which is ridiculous, a few years ago we sold that in a day . Kids who entered now by giving everything for free end their careers . We continued with twenty thousand people per show, in São Vicente, Madeira, were 25,000 . These young musicians have virtually no public and go to the festivals where they are treated bellow dog, do not get a penny , since all money is reversed in groups like " radiohead " receiving 1 million which is the our taxes that pay that.
So you think the Portuguese music is in good health or not ?
RR : Has doses and the music of the capital does not exist , it is a little lie.
