But what a joy to see her back on stage! In September 2021, Jane Birkin had suffered a mild form of stroke and had to put her career on hold. Deprived of shows for too long months, the 75-year-old artist has finally returned to service and will sing, with all her heart, at the Philharmonie on September 18, 2022 then at the Olympia in Paris on March 23, 2023. A joy for the public, but also for her.
“To be honest, I’m never happier than on stage with my musiciansexplains the former companion of Serge Gainsbourg in the columns of the newspaper Le Figaro. It’s easier than life because there are no surprises. I used to be allergic to the idea of doing the same thing every night. Today is a wonderful comfort. I know that an hour and a half after the start of the concert I will be on my way to my hotel. I am safe.”
I’m dependent on my friends and my daughters
This back to school is done with the voice of Jane Birkin in the background. She is at the center of a documentary by Didier Varrod, broadcast on France 3 on Friday September 16, 2022. She also released a complete set of her albums, from 1969 to 2022 at Universal Music and Baptise Vignol devotes a book to her to be published at Gründ. All this emulation is a delight for the public, of course, but also for the artist, who hates being inactive. “I’m not good at holidays, I have no hobbies, I’m not happy alone in my houseshe assures. I find myself talking from morning till night with my dog. He is the being with whom I have the most conversation. My daughters Charlotte and Lou, my best friend or one of my two friends are all that matters to me. I want to be where they are. I think it can be heavy for them. I am dependent on my friends and my daughters…“
Find the full interview with Jane Birkin in the newspaper Le Figaro of Friday September 16, 2022.