Albert Verlinde believes that famous Dutch people should stay in the background for a while during the corona crisis, he says in the podcast One-two with Yves from media entrepreneur Yves Gijrath.
In the podcast, Verlinde speaks to Gijrath about the consequences of the corona crisis on the cultural sector. But when Gijrath asks him for his opinion on how well-known Dutch people behave during the corona crisis, he turns out to have a clear opinion about it:
“It’s just stupid. First, the famous Dutchman still exists, but has now really become something else, because you realize that at the end of the ride you are just Dutch.”
“And if you don’t realize that with all your luxury or with your prosperity or with your setback, you are nothing but all those other people … That you often have a huge advantage because you have a little more reserves, yes , then it’s just stupid, then you have to keep your mouth shut, “said Verlinde.
“Swallow your loss, shut up. You can’t do anything right now. You can’t sing a song for Corona. It’s just other times we’ve ended up,” the theater maker continues.
“It’s not a competition, the hit is just as hard”
With his remarks, the director of musical company Stage Entertainment refers specifically to Linda de Mol and René Froger, who previously said that they had been hit hard by the crisis.
In the podcast, Verlinde refers to a statement that De Mol made in an episode of Paul de Leeuw’s Instagram show TV-Quaran-Tine. There the presenter said that she was sorry that her holiday to Portugal would probably not continue.
Froger was previously criticized for a statement he made on Friday Show news. There he said that artists have been hit hardest by the crisis. “An artist is not someone who can work for a farmer tomorrow or something. You have a specific profession and you have all had an education for it. An artist cannot do without an audience.” The singer has apologized for his statement.
Verlinde believes that people should be careful with what they say, because it is not a competition. “Everyone is currently having a hard time. It doesn’t matter if you work in a flower shop and earn 1,200 euros a month or if you would be in the Ziggo Dome and convert 50,000 euros, the blow is just as hard. “
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