Julien Clerc, under the influence: “I would have liked to be like men who died for their ideas”
Interview by Sophie Delassein
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Interview The singer of "Maférence" returns with a 28th album simply titled "Une vie." He dedicates a song to his brother, who tragically passed away. He talks to us about him and all the influences that shaped him.
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"Une vie", or the 28th album by Julien Clerc, a chic and popular singer-songwriter. New songs, including "Saint-Nazaire", a poignant tribute to his brother, journalist Gérard Leclerc , who disappeared aboard a plane he was piloting himself. Another highlight is "les Parvis", the album's first single, which recalls the image that went around the world: when the partner of Agnès Lassalle, the teacher murdered in Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) by one of her students, danced in front of the church in Biarritz on the day of the funeral. "Une vie", a spring album, with lyrics by Carla Bruni, Paul Ecole and Serge Lama, will also be the title of Julien Clerc's 80th birthday tour, which he will celebrate at the Accor Arena on October 9. A life, and thousands of influences on which he discreetly lifts the veil.
What is your favorite sport?Julien Clerc Swimming. Swimming in a pool year-round, mainly in the Mediterranean during the summer. I swim laps, between 1.2 and 1.8 kilometers, and I swim front crawl and backstroke. As with all the sports I've practiced, I started by taking lessons. From time to time, during my sessions, I do sets of 200 meters without stopping; or even 1.2 kilometers without stopping...
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