It’s now official! Jacques Dutronc (78 years old) and his son Thomas (48 years old) will begin a duo tour from November 2022. In full promotion of this ambitious project called General tour, father and son agreed to answer questions from JDD November 21, 2021. Delicate subject, the interpreter of the title It is five o’clock revealed the multiple health concerns that handicap him on a daily basis. The singer’s son, for example, confided that his dad had recently been paralyzed because of a “herniated disc”.
Passionate about music from a young age and performer of many hit hits, Jacques Dutronc also revealed that his voice has changed over time (and age): “The problem is that the older we get, which I don’t, he says wryly, “The more the voice goes down in tones, little by little. I will end up speaking and singing like Amanda Lear …“
Another physical concern, the ex-husband of Françoise Hardy will not be able to play the guitar with her son during their tour. Blame it on a broken finger with arthritis. “The trouble is that I can’t play guitar anymore while Thomas plays very well“, he regrets. But that’s not all. Jacques Dutronc also confided to have a problem with the leg, but also the jaw which is”take off“. It starts to do a lot …
People here thought I was dead
Despite these multiple health concerns, the artist nevertheless remains robust and enthusiastic, not very sensitive to the rumors surrounding his health. Thus, he explains that after having had back surgery in Corsica, “like everyone else because it’s the evil of the century“, many media had announced dead. A memory that the interpreter evokes with a certain distance:”Some people here thought I was dead or near.“
As a reminder, the last time Jacques Dutronc took the stage, it was in 2017, during the tour The old scoundrels for which he had performed with his friends Johnny Hallyday and Eddy Mitchell. For this new tour, “the goal is to share“, confides Thomas Dutronc.”I want to sing with him and I will accompany him on the guitar. In his repertoire, we will focus on the period 1966-1969, that of his great classics.“A new project that will certainly delight many fans!