Michaël Jones and Mary Cooper came to see us with their guitars
In the mid-1980s, the success of the song “I give you” reveals, in addition to that of Jean-Jacques Goldman, the promising talent of a young guitarist: Michael Jones. Ten years later, the Franco-Gallois has become one of the favorite artists of the French scene. He will participate in the most beautiful musical adventures, including that of the legendary trio Fredericks-Goldman-Jones, with essential titles – “To our missed acts”, “Born in 17 in Leidenstadt” – which blow a wind of novelty on the chains of radio.
“I give you” is an ode to miscegenation, to difference. A hymn to the mixture of cultures. This song came into my life, and I welcomed it as a chance, one of my best luck. But in my life, there have been so many, the best chances …
From his attachment to Wales, where children decipher their first scores at school while learning to read, to his various collaborations – Johnny Hallyday, Florent Pagny, Joe Cocker … – via Les Bastards, of which he is one of the pillars, Michaël tells us four decades of musical memories.
I have been lucky in my lifetime. Having said that, luck does happen. I had the opportunity to provoke my best chances. This is the advice I could give to anyone who is worried about their future. Causes life. Cultivate your difference. This is your best chance.