I can only appreciate the highs if I acknowledge the lows, and I cannot forget that it’s been tough at times. That is rocket fuel for me to create in my mind what I want, what I need, in order for me to be satisfied with life.
Ricky Martin speaking to Harper’s Bazaar about finding creative fulfillment amid his challenging year since divorcing Jwan Yosef.
But then again, oh my God, I always want more, and I don’t take no for an answer. So, yes, I want to be in front of the cameras, and I want to hear ‘Action!’ many times. I want to go back into theater and feel the energy of the crowd … and for them to leave the theater as better people. How is that going to happen? I don’t know. Maybe [I’ll do it] three, four years from now, because it usually takes five years to put a theatrical show together, but we’ll see what happens.
Of course, music will always be there. I need music. I need to walk onstage, and I need to feel people dancing to my music. I need to feel people romanticizing over my ballads. I need to be an entertainer.
I don’t want to sound cheesy, but I think I’m going to die in front of the camera or onstage. I want to be 90 and hear ‘Action!’ and be 90 and probably sit down on a stool with a great symphony behind me and hopefully be singing.
After recently wrapping his Trilogy Tour with Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull, Martin is currently starring – and wearing retro speedos – on the new Apple TV+ series Palm Royale.
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bachy
I think I prefer Ricky sans beard.
Mr.Gavin Elster
……..and the tattoos!
dbmcvey
He has no beard in Palm Royale and the tattoos have been covered up. He looks great and he walks around in a swimsuit a lot!
dman
Has anyone else noticed how bizarre some of the people look in this t.v. series? I can’t tell if it’s great makeup or AI, but a lot of the actors look almost airbrushed and unlike themselves. Kristen Wiig is almost unrecognizable, Laura Dern looks like she’s lost 30 years… her normally weathered face looks smooth and almost she’s like someone else altogether. It doesn’t look like a facelift. There was a scene with Allison Janney where they cut away to a long shot and she looked like her face been photoshopped it was so smoothed out… the close-ups and the long shots didn’t match. The same thing with Ricky Martin’s face and body… some of the shots appear normal, others look like they’ve polished parts of his body somehow. I’m wondering that if this actually is AI, is this the beginning of what we’re going to see in the future?
dbmcvey
It’s a period piece and the characters are all of a particular subculture of wealthy people living in Palm Beach in 1970.
dbmcvey
I’m enjoying Palm Royale a lot. Not sure where his character is going yet, but he looks amazing.
Pietro D
I’m so happy you find him so amazing, moron!!!!
Rikki Roze
Super talented Mr. Martin. He can do everything and he does it all well. Very professional and so much charisma. He works.
Seth
He performed at George W. Bush’s inauguration. May his life be nothing but hard times.
dbmcvey
And he’s done nothing else since.