Carlos Santana on Grammys: Adele a singer, Beyonce a ‘model’
This April 25, 2014, file photo shows Carlos Santana performing during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. AP File Photo
Carlos Santana offered his candid opinion about why Adele, and not Beyoncé, deserved to win “Album of the Year” at the recently concluded 59th Annual Grammy Awards.
In an interview with the Australian Associated Press, the legendary band guitarist said that Beyoncé, contrary to what “BeyHives” believed, wasn’t a “real” singer.
“I think that Adele won because she can sing, sing,” he said. Also, he tried to weigh in on both singers and their divergent ways of performing. “With all respect to our sister Beyoncé…Beyoncé is very beautiful to look at and it’s more like modeling kind of music—music to model a dress—she’s not a singer, singer, with all respect to her,” he explained.
“Adele can sing, sing. She doesn’t bring all the dancers and props, she can just stand there and she just stood there and sang the song and that’s it, and this is why she wins.”
Many “BeyHives,” or fans of the “All Night” songstress, lashed out at Santana online, reasoning that Beyoncé pulled off a great show despite her pregnancy with twins.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday (Tuesday in the US), Santana, 67, clarified his remarks that were taken “out of context.”
“I would like to clarify a comment that was reported when I was doing an interview for some upcoming shows in Australia and New Zealand,” he wrote. “My intent was to congratulate Adele on her amazing night at the Grammys. My comment about Beyonce was regretfully taken out of context. I have the utmost respect for her as an artist and a person. She deserves all the accolades that come her way. I wish Beyonce and her family all the best.”
Santana and Beyoncé, 35, shared a pre-game number during the SuperBowl event in 2003.
Meanwhile, Adele dedicated her victory speech to Beyoncé, whom she believed should have won Album of the Year for “Lemonade.” Gianna Francesca Catolico / RA
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