INTERVIEW
He would have been happy to deliver three albums. But after 47 years of career, Louis Chedid has just released his 23rd opus, titled Everything you want in life. Guest of "L'Équipée sauvage" on Tuesday, the multi-tube singer-songwriter confides in his work and his doubts. Because if he has nothing more to prove, despite the success and the years, Louis Chedid still does not rest on his laurels, and this is perhaps one of the keys to his success.
Always do better
"The new disc can always be one too many," explains the microphone of Europe 1, the interpreter of So be it . "When you've released a lot of albums, the bar is very high, because people judge and compare against what you've already done, and chances are it will be worse." So to avoid these disappointments, the artist always tries to do better. "What interests me is to make the new record that kills its race."
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While he will celebrate his 50th anniversary in 2022, 72-year-old Louis Chedid is still "surprised by the longevity of [his] career": "When I started with others, we thought that if we managed to hold three albums, we would be happy, and I'm at 19 or 20 [actually 23, note] I don't know anymore. " Referring to the "youthfulness that reigns in the profession", the artist argues that "the septuagenarians are not made to be singers". How then does he explain such longevity? By his hits, his "songs that pleased people", but also by luck.
"It is not normal to cross decades like this"
"There is a part of work, but there is also the fact of releasing an album 'right time, right place', in the right place at the right time" he explains. And it is perhaps this bit of luck that prevents Louis Chedid from fully realizing the extent of his success. "It's not normal to go through decades like this, but it's great and I'm very happy with it. I would not be the same if it stopped."