Regional Mexican superstar Christian Nodal talks about carving his own lane in the genre, challenging the norm, working with artists outside the genre, fatherhood, new music, entering new creative endeavors and more on his cover Advertising sign.
Christian Nodal:
Well, he was a new kid with a guitar, I think all kinds of…
Off Camera:
Okay, let's wait a minute.
Christian Nodal:
We just break into their house.
Yeah, I always had it in my head that I wasn't satisfied with what local Mexican music was doing. I always envisioned it with the potential to become bigger and mainstream, just no one had tried it. We have great musicians, great songwriters, great arrangers, great singers, great everything, and I felt like I was stereotyped by the audience as well, and I wanted to overcome everything, and one thing they taught me was that love can break everything.
I consider myself an important part of what's happening now because of all the changes I've brought to the genre — they haven't been well received. I remember when I started getting tattoos, or when I started wearing clothes that were different styles, or my music videos, which weren't the typical soap opera kind of video. As I've started making all these changes, I think that's opened doors for new talent, and it's really cool, but it's also weird because they're the same age as me and they're like, 'I used to listen to you when I was in middle school or high school.' , and it makes sense. When I was that age, I didn't give my mom a high school or college diploma—I gave her a Grammy.
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