"I had to rewrite the same song four times": when Philippe Labro was Johnny Hallyday's lyricist
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Johnny Hallyday and Philippe Labro in 2003 on the set of Michel Drucker's show BENAROCH/SIPA / SIPA
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Archives Alongside his career as a journalist, Philippe Labro, who died at the age of 88, wrote numerous songs for his friend Johnny Hallyday. In 2015, he spoke to us about this very special art.
Philippe Labro lived a thousand lives. The journalist, presenter, and writer, who died Wednesday, June 4, at the age of 88 , was also a lyricist, notably for his friend Johnny Hallyday. He wrote hits for the rocker like "Oh, ma jolie Sarah," "Jesus Christ est un hippie," and "Mon Amérique à moi."
In 2015, on the occasion of the release of Johnny's album entitled "De l'amour", "le Nouvel Obs" brought together several authors of texts for the boss , including Philippe Labro. Today we are republishing his answers on this delicate art of writing, slipping into the skin and voice of the great Smet.
You wrote "Jesus Christ is a Hippie" in 1970.I met Johnny in 1969. I had made my first film, "Anything Can Happen" , in which Eddie...
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