The musical farewell tour of Joan Manuel Serrat takes its name from the first line of a poem by the writer and musician Fernando Lobo: “There is no cure for the vice of singing, / there is no one to avoid the vice of living, / the vice of acting makes you kid / even if the curtain comes down from above ”.Perfect closure for an artistic trajectory marked by fire by poetry, sea suns, timeless peoples and ballads turned hymns in the throats of different generations.For example, Mediterráneo (the first song on the homonymous album) occupies a place of honor on the charts and in the sentiments of many Spanish-speakers.The theme - written in the Catalan's exile in Mexico - was chosen in 2004 by TVE as the most important of Spanish music in all its history.With justice, Serrat's work is on a par with that of Bob Dylan, Vinícius de Moraes and José Alfredo Jiménez.There are many Serrat in Joan Manuel.There is the symbol of Catalan resistance to the Franco regime: in 1973 he was arrested and fined for speaking at a recital about a strike in the automobile industry.He never hid his sympathies for the Republic and the rebellious poets: he set music to the verses of Antonio Machado, Miguel Hernández, Rafael Alberti, Federico García Lorca, authors censored by the dictatorship.There is also Serrat who is a football fan - he swells to the bone of Barcelona - and the wine producer, the doctor honoris causa - the Complutense gave him the cap in 2006 - and the defender of the regional languages of the Iberian Peninsula.According to his personal website "The vice of singing" begins on April 27, 2022 in New York - how not?- and culminates on December 23 at the Palau Sant Jordi, in Barcelona.Of course, presentations are expected in Latin America.In 2019 Serrat performed in Medellín on the Mediterráneo Da Capo tour.Before he had visited the city in the company of the composer Joaquín Sabina.In the speech of the degree awarded by the Complutense, Serrat affirmed about his songs: “Every moment has a soundtrack and we all have our song, that song that is woven into the fabric of the soul and that one ends up loving as one loves oneself ”.Indeed, the lyrics and the chords give life a different, unprecedented warmth.Almost all memories ring in memory.“The songs live in the personal and collective memory of the people.The songs travel and transport us to times and places where perhaps we were happy ”,Many of hers are already part of the affective inventory of many Spanish-speakers.His departure from the stage closes a commendable musical journey.Information about the tour - dates, cities, theaters, stadiums - will be released on December 8.Journalist, Master in Literary Studies.Reader, walker.Quindío Sports Fan.Journalist, passionate about cinema, television and football.Graduated from the U. de A, and envigadeño by birth and residence.