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Following the controversy sparked by his participation in the September 15 Independence Day celebrations in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, Aleks Syntek spoke for the first time about what happened and acknowledged that he went too far with his scolding of the audience and his behavior on stage. What did he say?
In an interview with Gustavo Adolfo Infante, the singer acknowledged that the situation overwhelmed him and admitted to feeling “very agitated.” He also assured that he made a mistake by trying to confront more than 10,000 people in a moment of tension that went beyond professional boundaries.
“What happened has me stunned,” the singer pointed out, emphasizing that he is not a violent person and that he cannot believe the episode he lived through during his performance. He added that he feels “agitated because everything that happened really shook me.”
Syntek acknowledged that, although he has experience on stage, he made a “very serious error” and did not know how to properly handle a crisis situation: “I may be very good at the piano, but I am sometimes not good at handling a crisis situation, especially with a massive audience of more than 10,000 people.”
According to his version of events, the conflict with the audience and his outburst began when he noticed a group of “troublemakers” who were allegedly causing disturbances among attendees by throwing corn and beer at children and the elderly: “Since there were so many people, the crowd didn’t see it. But I saw it from the stage and I flared up,” he explained when recalling the moment that triggered his reaction.
“Since I was a child, I haven't been able to deal with injustice. The devil gets into me and such a very impulsive reaction erupts, which is what happened (...) My serious mistake was that instead of telling the authorities, ‘Hey, there’s a brawl here,’ what I did was come down like Superman to put them in their place, and that was terrible,” he recounted.
In his interview, the singer of *Duele el amor* pointed out that he later understood that “I cannot put out fire with fire” and regretted having reacted in that manner.
The composer also spoke about how he has felt after the incident and acknowledged that he is worried the episode might change how the public perceives him. “I behaved like a little kid. It can happen to anyone, it had never happened to me to such an extreme,” he expressed. Syntek said he is “very sorry” and “very sad” about what happened and assured that he does not want to be remembered as a violent person.
During the conversation, the performer also reflected on the current moment of his career and the arrival of new generations of artists. He recognized that there is currently a great number of creative young people in the industry and spoke about the pressure this can represent for musicians with an established career: “Aleks was very unique, and now it is populated by creative young people who have already beaten me,” he commented.
Finally, Aleks Syntek used the interview to send a message of reconciliation and ask that the episode serve as a lesson. The musician assured that he wants there to be peace at concerts and that the audience should be able to enjoy different genres without confrontation: “I don’t want us to get into fights, I want peace, for all of us to listen to all types of music,” he affirmed, with the intention of closing the controversy from a reflective stance.
In addition to this, Syntek hinted that he is open to collaborating with urban singers to create songs with a mix of pop to “make peace,” and asked that these artists not take jobs away from “so many desperate musicians like me, because reggaeton had such success that it left us without work, and that is why we are angry. I believe rock almost disappeared, and that really made me feel very bad, which is why I held so much resentment toward them.”
Is Aleks Syntek leaving Mexico? This is how he threatened the public after the concert
Amidst the controversy, Aleks Syntek spoke on social media about the possibility of moving away from Mexico and criticized the country's musical consumption. During his presentation, the singer called on the audience to support other Mexican artists who, according to him, are trying to make their way with proposals different from reggaeton, a genre he questioned once again.
“I have spent 20 years having to endure these musicians starving to death, while you all listen to nothing but jerks,” Syntek expressed. The singer maintained that if national artists do not receive support, some might end up looking for opportunities outside the country to find the recognition they believe they deserve.
The statement became even more intense when the musician asserted: “If Mexico continues to support crappy people, your good artists will leave you, they will disappear.” He then referred to his own situation and left open the possibility of leaving: “We have to support the people who make an effort and make good music, because if not (...) I am going to leave this country, honestly.”
Subsequently, Syntek revisited the topic through his Instagram stories, where he posted a message directed at Mexico that once again raised questions about his plans: “Mexico, I will soon leave you in peace. I love you, I promise to return with excellent news, because moving away means mental and spiritual healing,” he wrote.
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