Pop star on vaccination and gender stereotyping Andreas Gabalier: "A healthy culture of debate has been lost"
Andreas Gabalier is worried about the world. At the end of his "Dirndl-Wahnsinn-Hulapalu!" tour, he speaks out in an interview - and criticizes today's reporting and culture of debate.
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- Andreas Gabalier gave an interview to the newspaper "Der Standard" at the end of his tour.
- In it, the singer criticizes media coverage and the effects of social media.
- The 38-year-old wishes for the culture of debate of the 90s to return, where people "talked to each other differently".
He makes millions happy with his music. This is also because he has had to cope with a few strokes of fate in his private life and knows about the healing effect of his songs.
"With our music, we give millions of people a break from all the bad news and the worries they have. That's worth more to me than getting caught up in negative stories," said folk music star Andreas Gabalier in an interview with Austrian newspaper "Der Standard" at the end of his tour in Vienna.
Gabalier criticizes the reporting
Gabalier's criticism is directed at the reporting, which he himself is affected by as a well-known singer. The star: "People have forgotten how to weigh things up. There are reports about a few online comments, but not about 30 sold-out stadiums and arenas where hundreds of thousands of people come."
At the same time, people would wonder about the discord in neighboring countries, "and spread only negative stories themselves at the lever of power," Gabalier continued. "But I don't get involved in that anymore."
Nevertheless, the current world situation leaves him anything but cold. Gabalier: "Because there is no longer any acceptance of other attitudes. That runs through everyday life, with vaccinations, gender stereotyping, the whole of politics." That's why the pop star longs for a return to the harmony that used to exist in politics.
"People used to talk to each other differently," he says. "The healthy culture of debate has been lost, and that's a huge problem." It is important to him to create peace, and "I experience this at my concerts when I see the joy people have there."
Gabalier has already experienced a shitstorm himself
In addition to the current world situation, the background to his thoughtful statements is an experience the singer had eight years ago.
At the "Amadeus Austrian Music Awards " ceremony in Vienna's Volkstheater, Gabalier said that it is now difficult "to be a man who still likes women".
There was a shitstorm for this, which according to Gabalier is reported on even more often today than when he raises money for handicapped children with a charity event.