The occasion was so special that something had to be done! At 77, Dave recently celebrated 50 years of his relationship with his husband, lyricist Patrick Loiseau. These kinds of golden weddings – they have only been married since 2019 – the lovers celebrate them by releasing a collector’s box including 90 titles on which they worked together. Glued to each other in life as on the stage, they never, oh never, thought of leaving each other. Their secret?
The keywords are to give, and to surprise
“I say in jest that I could open a marriage counseling officejokes Dave in the columns of the magazine Paris here. The bonds in a couple are a bit like between the artist and his audience. The keywords are to give, and to surprise.“Dave and Patrick Loiseau met on February 6, 1971 and settled down some time ago. They had no desire to walk down the aisle together…until a famous animator can’t convince them.
I always have a hard time when people tell me ‘your husband’
“We didn’t want to get marriedrecalls the artist. But our friend, Marc-Olivier Fogiel, advised us for administrative reasons. It was a very emotional moment in California, but I still struggle when people say ‘your husband’ to me. I would have preferred another word. ‘My companion’ for example.“Of course, not every day is perfect, but he assures us: Dave only argues with Patrick Loiseau about two subjects: their dog and the songs. To discover or rediscover the fruit of their labor – and their discords! – from 1968 to 1990, from Vanina to Swann’s side, the golden anniversary of their collaboration, go to your best record store…
Find the full interview with Dave in the magazine Ici Paris n°3995 of Wednesday January 26, 2022.