Matt Pokora: His sons, a “tidal wave” in his life, rare confidences of the singer

At only 37 years old, Matt Pokora is already unveiling his 9th album, preparing for a tour from June 2023. This is ofEpicenter, in stores this Friday, November 4, 2022. A work he talks about in the columns of Parisian, impatient to see the reception of his work by the public. This disc, the husband of Christina Milian and dad of Isaiah (born in 2020) and Kenneth “Kenna” (2021) dedicates it to his family, of which he speaks as rarely through the lyrics of his songs.

“My ‘Epicenter’, it is my family. I can’t make a record with this title without talking about this tidal wave and earthquake there has been in my life with the arrival of my two children. It had a big impact on my personal life.“, explains the French singer. An upheaval which obviously had an impact on his career, which he reorganized: “It takes time and you have to ask yourself the right questions.“

Another nagging question The Parisian, when a duet with his wife Christina Milian? The interpreter ofShe controls me explains that the idea is not on the agenda: “She left music aside a bit to focus on her acting career. And I don’t want to mix the personal and the pro too much. We each have to keep our little world.” Which did not prevent her from following the preparation of her husband’s album and advising him.

The one that the public discovered twenty years ago in pop stars confided in his role as a dad in the magazine Galadescribing himself as a “true daron“. Father, but also stepfather of Violet, daughter of his lover born from his previous relationship, he has a leitmotif: that of shouting to them “I like you“whenever the opportunity presents itself. “And I say it without restraint when I go to work or on a trip, he explained for the magazine. When you receive love, you can give it.”