Singer Thomas Dutronc is one of the few who will perform in concert this year.
Before the shows at La Cigale in Paris on October 2 and 3, 2020, he explained to Anne Roumanoff's microphone why Georges Brassens has been his model since he was very young.
INTERVIEW
Guest of Anne Roumanoff during her program
It feels good
, singer Thomas Dutronc returned to the role played in his life by the music of Georges Brassens.
"Georges Brassens is my Zen master, my mind master for songs and melodies", explains the singer.
"Having had extraordinary parents, role models that made everyone dream, I needed to find role models stronger than them. And we can say that Georges Brassens, Django Reinhardt or Miles Davis are stronger, even if it's not a matter of comparing ", further develops the son of Françoise Hardy and Jacques Dutronc, who unveiled his album
Frenchy
on June 19
, scheduled for March 20 but postponed by confinement.
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Thomas Dutronc then explained what pleases him in the work of the singer of
The Complaint of the Girls of Joy
, acknowledging at the same time that she can reject some.
"What is beautiful about Brassens is his humility and his light. For me, there is in him a tenderness, a kindness and a sincerity which I hope will remain beyond the centuries", lists Thomas Dutronc.
"Of course, if we play his songs in the evening, it's soporific"
"It is true that some are allergic to Brassens. They may not have taken the step to listen to it. Of course, if you play your songs in the evening, it's soporific. You can't hear it. du Brassens, you have to listen to it. You have to enter its universe, where there are mountains and peaks to which you cannot access without making a little effort, "he praises again.
The singer, passionate about Georges Brassens, will perform on October 2 and 3 at La Cigale in Paris, in a context where many artists prefer to postpone their concerts to 2021.