Keeping up with the ultimate Hippie spirit, Santana unleashed

Carlos Santana with his wife Cindy Blackman: pics by Nilutpal Pegu

The ultimate hippie guru, Carlos Santana flew down to the capital, Delhi for the ultimate F1 showdown. Before his show, in a little press conference, he gave the message of world peace.  To him, his music was all about world peace and with that in mind, he had arrived in Delhi.

In the press meet, he said "Music is is to bring world peace, the principles of Gandhi and Teresa is all about that peace," as his beautiful wife, Cindy Blackman shared the dais.

He was brought by the DNA Entertainment, at the ITC Maurya recently for an International gig at F1 Rocks in collaboration with the Vladivar Sunday.

Earlier after his Bangalore concert,  his message was clear, "In our hearts, we are all one." the world of peace is still the principles he lives by. When he was younger the ideals of world peace struck a chord with him.  

For him, music had always been about global peace at large.

 "I still adhere and live by the principles of the '60s and music for me is to bring about global peace at large. What religion and politics failed to achieve, like human trafficking and child labor, we are trying to spread the message of peace and love."

A self-proclaimed hippie, Santana, said that the true sense of hippie is about claiming to be an individual rather than, being in a herd.

Resounding, the '60s Woodstock movement of peace and freedom, he said, "We at the movement in the '60s clearly made a point across the Pentagon and then President Richard Nixon, that no we are not afraid to die but I won't die to make you richer."

 A true hippie is not afraid to stand out but he also regrets that the present generation couldn't keep up with this spirit, "The youth today", he quipped, "They, have other preoccupations like the stupid T.V.."

Forever a hippie he urges the youth to keep up the spirit of a true hippie.

To him, "The true spirit of a hippie lies in having the courage to go against the corrupt system and also, agree to disagree."

So this one goes out for all the hippies out there somewhere trying to fight their own individual battles every day! Viva la Vida!!