From Billboard · Stefanie Tanaka · · 1m 30s
Juanes, a cafecito and 25 years of Un Día Normal
Juanes orders a double espresso in Miami, sings a few bars of "Es Por Ti" and looks back at the album that raised a generation.
In brief
Juanes orders a double espresso in Miami, sings a few bars of "Es Por Ti" and looks back at the album that raised a generation. Juanes keeps the same habits that made him, coffee, guitar, home flavors, and lets everything else evolve around them. Originally reported by Billboard.
A serenade to start
Juanes opens the Billboard sit-down by singing "Es Por Ti" over a cafecito in Miami. No stage, no band, just a guitar and a booth.
“And it's because of you. That shine my eyes today.”
Un Día Normal turns 25
The album that made him a household name hits a quarter century, and he talks about how it keeps finding listeners who were not born when it came out.
First time at Manantial
Host Jessica Roiz takes him to Manantial Market, a Colombian spot he had never visited. He calls walking in something close to a dream.
“It's like a dream more or less for me.”
Pan de bono wins
He spots the cheese bread and loses the plot, growling at the display case before ordering. Two coffees, two pan de bono, done.
“Mmm, bread with cheese. I want to eat that thing.”
Ten coffees a day, cut off
Colombian coffee is a love he had to ration. He was drinking around ten cups daily and finally made himself stop.
“I love it, but I really had to stop because I drank too much coffee.”
What else he is building
The conversation covers his Juan Esteban project and genre mixing, painting as a second outlet, how he preps voice and guitar for tour, and Marea Viva's sustainable housing work in Chocó.
In short
Juanes keeps the same habits that made him, coffee, guitar, home flavors, and lets everything else evolve around them.
