Ricardo Arjona walks away from the stage: 'I say goodbye and thank you'

Ricardo Arjona is walking away from the stage. After a concert in Santiago, Chile, as part of his Blanco y Negro tour, the Guatemalan singer announced the decision on his social media.

Arjona explained that part of the reason for the decision is that he is facing health problems. He indicated that he is suffering from a spinal injury and needs emergency surgery, which he postponed due to his tour. However, he also indicated that he was not comfortable with the industry.

"I don't agree with the industry. I'm too much of a walker for this trip through the stars. They turned the bohemian and irresponsible boy into a defensive and isolated guy due to all the beatings I got when I started. I spent all the falsehood in my first years of career to survive that world of smoke and after that, I only smiled at those I liked," Arjona wrote in a brief statement on Instagram.

"To the doctors who put me on my feet so I could finish this journey by postponing an imminent surgery, thank you very much. I have had six spinal infiltrations with me in the last two months to be able to remain standing during this farewell. I come from Argentina, which gave me songs in the street and gave me glory that I did not deserve, I say goodbye in Chile to so many stories and affections," added the singer.

In addition, he also thanked the public for attending the 159 concerts on his tour. "Thank you for making the impossible so easy. I thought I wasn't up to taking a step yesterday afternoon and ended up doing a marathon on the longest improvised catwalk of my life. Almost like my career was from the beginning. Today will be the last Blanco y Negro concert. To all the cities that this tour of 159 concerts touched, my eternal gratitude," said the Guatemalan.

Despite the announcement, Arjona did not detail whether the pause will be temporary or permanent. "I'll have to disappear to invent a reason that's bigger than this. If I can't find it, I prefer not to come back. Life and people have been immensely generous with this Guatemalan from the neighborhood, a public school teacher who, by playing the guitar, adding a few words and trying a melody, achieved a miracle that he never suspected," he said.