Si Martin Nievera ang kinikilalang Concert King of the Philippines.
Pero tulad ng mga hari, may mga kinikimkim din siyang pangamba.
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Ito ang kanyang ipinagtapat sa media conference para sa kanyang 42nd anniversary concert nitong Biyernes, Agosto 16, 2024.
Buong katapatang sinabi ni Martin ang kagustuhang makapag-iwan ng legacy o pamana dahil ayaw niyang makalimutan siya ng mga tao.
Saad niya: “I don’t feel like I’m out of the game or out of the loop. Nandiyan pa rin ako. Feeling ko, nandiyan pa rin ako.
“I want to make it better. I want to leave a legacy where I can be remembered by my music, by my good decisions, not just by my bad ones but by my good decisions, so that people will follow my footsteps.
"To have a nice path to follow to their dreams.That’s what keeps me going."
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MARTIN NIEVERA'S DREAM FOR SON SANTINO
Nang tanungin tungkol sa mga pangarap pang nais matupad, nangibabaw ang pagiging ama ni Martin dahil ang kinabukasan ng anak na si Santino ang isa sa mga pangunahing alalahanin niya.
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Ayon kay Martin, “What’s nice about my dreams now, they’re not mine. It’s not about me anymore.
"It’s about the industry. It’s about the country.
"It sounds like a showbiz answer but as you get older, that’s what you think about.
“I think about my children. What are they gonna be, what are they gonna become? Will I live long enough to see my children realize their dreams?
Patuloy niya, “You all know I have a special son. He’s gonna be 18 in October which is very near 21. He’s an adult.
“We talk about this all the time. What is my special son gonna do when there’s no more therapists, there’s no more special schools?
"He’s an adult. What’s he’s gonna do?
“And that is the biggest challenge, I think, for every parent who has special child or a child on spectrum.
“Santino can talk. He can talk about things he wants to talk about.
"He’s stuck on his own like most kids but all of that has to stop when you’re 21 years old. You have to be an adult.
"And if I’m no longer in this world or his mother is no longer in this world, who’s gonna take care of my special child? What is he going to do for the rest of his life?
“So my dreams are for him, for Robin, for Ram."
Si Santino ay anak ni Martin sa kanyang ex-partner na si Katrina Ojeda, habang sina Robin at Ram ay mga anak ng singer sa kanyang ex-wife na si Pops Fernandez.
Saad pa ni Martin, "For the industry, I want to be an important and remembered person in the industry. I don’t want to be forgotten.
"That is my biggest fear, is I will be forgotten.
“That’s why I say yes more than no. That’s why I take pictures with fans as opposed to shying away from it. I do love it.
"I literally put myself in the crowd just to be able to take pictures because, I know, it’s not gonna last forever.”
Gaganapin ang The King 4Ever ni Martin sa Smart Araneta Coliseum sa Setyembre 27, 2024.
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