“I was cold and I liked it,” confides Philippe Katerine after singing almost naked for the opening ceremony

“There was something fresh that emerged from this ceremony, it didn’t feel stale at all, far from it,” said Philippe Katerine, Saturday on franceinfo and France Inter.

“I was cold and I liked it,” said singer Philippe Katerine on franceinfo on Saturday July 27, the day after the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, in which he appeared as a blue, sequined and almost naked Dionysus, in the rain. “Rain is part of the elements, it’s water and it works very well with lights.”he continued.

“I thought of my song because originally in Greece, the athletes were naked”he explained, adding that it was he who had applied to participate in this ceremony in February, with a positive response in “March April”. “This song goes towards peace. The naked man is inherently harmless, because one cannot hide a weapon.”

“I still have blue paint on my forearm, it’s very painful to remove, added the singer. I spent two hours after the ceremony taking everything off, the descent was very difficult, I was very depressed afterwards.”

Also interviewed on France Inter, Philippe Katerine mentioned “a very fresh and baroque ceremony” : “There was something fresh that came out of this ceremony, it wasn’t at all stale, far from it. There was something alive and penetrating. I really liked it.”. “I realize a little what happened, I didn’t realize it at the time, also said the singer. I was told there were two billion viewers, but that’s so abstract.”

Finally, on the criticisms of the conservative right or even of countries like Russia and Hungary, after this ceremony, Philippe Katerine said: “I find it very good that there are people who are not happy, it’s part of the game, it would be very boring if everyone agreed”. On the fact that he shocked Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla and X, the singer shared his “honor” : “I was over the moon when I was told.”