“I didn’t really know what I was going to do afterwards, how I was going to lead this new life without the stage. There, this disease clarified my future. Once I’ve finished my last chemo, the sixth, I’m going to fix myself, enjoy life, my loved ones close to nature and it’s a chance“, confides Florent Pagny in Gala, to talk about his fight against cancer. If the 60-year-old singer, who has “a little“changed his look because of his chemo sessions, intends to take a step back, he does not forget his passion for music. Moreover, his entourage spoiled him in this department…
Indeed, questioned by the host Nikos Aliagas – his comrade on the show The Voice on TF1 -, Florent Pagny revealed that during the period of his treatment, music is always present in his life. And he also received a beautiful gift…”All my closest people have written me a song, but first I need to bulk up a bit before recording it because I lost muscle. It would be hard to sing too long“, he confides to the magazine. “My mind is working well, my energy is there, my voice is good, I feel pretty good“, adds the artist, reassuring, who says he is ready to return in a few months.
Before this comeback long awaited by his fans, Florent Pagny is going slowly. The interpreter of the tubes My freedom of thought, Know how to love or If you want to try me recount : “Right now, I’m going to share a piece with the kids in The Voice. I’ll see how I breathe because I haven’t sung for a while. But, as long as my voice is there, I am there! I won’t give up! And I’ll finish my tour after I’ve recovered!“A force to overcome that Azucena’s husband assumes, he who says he refused to panic or feel sorry for himself when he learned of his illness.”It’s a test of life, but I’m not going to let it get me down!“, he swears.
The full interview with Florent Pagny can be found in Galaon newsstands May 12, 2022.