Carlos Santana has spoken out about someone who claims he was sexually abused when he was younger.
in an interview with people magazine, the 75-year-old guitarist reflected on how he has dealt with past “bruises.”
“I learned to see, as if I were a five- or six-year-old, those who have gone out of their way to hurt me, demean me, or make me feel inferior, and be more understanding and compassionate. ‘,’ he said.
Santana has revealed for the first time that she was sexually abused between the ages of 10 and 12. Rolling Stone magazine in 2000. He said his abuser was an American man who helped him cross the border from Tijuana “almost every other day.”
“I was seduced by toys, seduced by being brought to America with all sorts of gifts and things,” the “Oie Como Va” musician said 23 years ago. “You want to be angry with yourself for not knowing better. It caused this.”
Santana has since reassessed her views on abusers.
“For example, this person who molested me imagined him as a child instead of sending him to hell forever. And there was a lot of light behind him,” he told People. said in an interview with the magazine. “So I can send him into the light, or I can send him into hell. If I send him into hell, I will go with him. But if I send him into the light Then I will go with him.”
He turned to an age-old adage to let go of his inner guilt and suffering.
“There’s a saying, ‘Hurting people hurts people.’ That’s my pain,” he said. “It happened to me too.
Santana’s new look comes just days before the release of a new documentary following the guitarist.Carlos,will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this weekend.
Last year, the “Black Magic Woman” artist collapsed on stage from heat and dehydration during a performance in Michigan. The 10-time Grammy Award-winner took to Facebook after the incident to thank fans for their “valuable prayers”, saying that he and his wife Cindy Blackman Santana would “take it easy and it’ll be fine.” I told you.
“I forgot to eat and drink water/So I got dehydrated and passed out/Bless you and miracles” “Smooth” Musician I have written in poetry.
