At 70, Renaud has nothing left to prove in the music industry. And yet last year, the ex-companion of Romane Serda surprised his audience by unveiling a new opus called metic. An album of covers from the French repertoire that left no one indifferent. The opportunity for the star to pay tribute to his idols… In particular Georges Brassens, Bourvil or even Georges Moustaki.
After having chained health concerns, Renaud decided to take control. “I’ve reduced the cig. I’ve gone from four packs to one or two a day. Otherwise no, I’m not very forgiving with my voice”, confided the happy father of two children for “La Voix du Nord”. If he prefers to live far from the spotlight, the interpreter of “Mistral winner” loves to shine on stage as soon as he can… But to date, the main interested party prefers to spare himself.
“At the same time, I want to, at the same time, I’m tired: the rehearsals, the make-up, the interviews, the fans… And above all, I have vocal problems. I don’t think I’ll do it again. But I really want it for this audience. They are like crazy, it’s exciting.”, admitted Renaud. Even to engage in the media, it is a perilous exercise for the artist: “I reveal myself in each interview while I am modest. When I talk to a journalist, I feel like I’m talking to my best friend so I talk bullshit. I regret afterwards.”
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“There is almost something childish about him”
This Monday, April 10, 2023, our colleagues from “BFMTV” should satisfy their admirers with their intimate documentary focused on Renaud. Facing the camera, relatives of the interpreter of “Morgane de toi” have agreed to lift the veil on his personality which continues to intrigue the crowds. “It’s a sponge“, analyzed Lorène de Susbielle on the air, one of the journalists of the chain. “He infuses […] He does not feel the world like the others, there is almost something childish about him“.
His empty passages, his old additions, but also his great sensitivity are evoked on the screen. “He thinks all day” underlines Pierre Tard, a close friend and friend of Renaud in an extract from the report. “He also pays for having been a big star, the public… It also creates troubles, the fact of being observed. It can unlock something in the head“.”It’s a mental illness […]“, specifies in turn Mourad Malki about the hypersensitivity of his sidekick. “Now he has understood (…), that others do not see what he sees (…). When this paranoia takes it, there is nothing more we can do. That’s all in his head“.
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