Eddy Mitchell, robber? This is a role that the singer and actor could have taken on a few years ago and not only on the big screen! Asked Monday, November 29 by the newspaper Provence, the artist now 79 years old – still affected by the death of his friend Johnny – made unexpected confidences.
Indeed, the one to whom we owe the tubes Mint color in water, No boogie woogie or The elephant cemetery has multiplied anecdotes, especially about his turbulent youth. A period during which he could have become a criminal! “There were plans. Hold-ups. Crédit Lyonnais, where there was the Coins and Materials department“He remembered. Tempted by the lure of profit, at a time in his life when show business was not yet within reach, Eddy Mitchell even had a precise idea behind his head.
The singer, who has led a long life with his wife Muriel Bailleul, said: “There was the BNP which was opposite, boulevard des Italiens [dans le 9e arrondissement de Paris, NDLR], and every week, there was a transport of ingots from one bank to another, it was a little guy who carried this around, he had no protection. It wasn’t stupid after all, because a little guy crossing the street is better than an escort, you don’t notice him. But we had noticed it! But we never did. “A relief for those around the artist and his fans, happy to have been able to discover his rich repertoire over the years.
Eddy Mitchell is also back in stores with a new record entitled Country rock, the 39th of his career. If he did not accumulate the ingots, he can be happy to have nevertheless accumulated the gold discs and the tubes!