Luis Font, former founding member of the Locomía group, has been forced to radically change his life. The singer, out of necessity, had to start singing in the Madrid metro to avoid homelessness.
In this way, accompanied by a fan characteristic of the band and a speaker, the singer reviews Locomía’s most famous songs to earn a living. He had to make this decision after not having been able to find a job in his sector, as he explained in an interview with Socialité.
The transition to singing on the subway has not been easy for Font, who confesses to having experienced stage fright for the first time, despite his experience in front of crowds of up to 50,000 people. The public reaction, however, has been surprisingly positive, offering him not only financial but also emotional support.
“I have discovered a world that I did not know, where I have reconnected with music and with the public. I have found a lot of angels who continue to help me,” said the singer. In this sense, he has indicated that this new stage has allowed him to connect with people in a very different way.
This radical change in Font’s life, in addition to necessity, is due to a difficult relationship with his brother, who was also part of Locomía. Luis Font and his brother Xavier were fundamental pillars in the formation of Locomía, a band that defined an era of pop music in Spain during the eighties and nineties.
Font’s departure, conditioned by this tense brotherly relationship, left him devastated and led him to a period of darkness in his life. “When he took me out of the group, my world fell apart, I had never tried drugs until then, and that was when I started using cocaine,” he revealed, still hurt by the events of the past.
Despite the difficulties and painful memories, Font remains hopeful and determined to move forward with his music. “I can’t stop being who I am, my essence is this, I am this and I will always be this, on the subway or wherever,” he told the Telecinco program.
