He figures prominently in the documentary All the singers are called are called Michel, devoted to artists from the 1960s to the 1980s named Michel, broadcast on Saturday April 22 at 9:10 p.m. on France 3. Michel Fugain alone is the party symbol.
What would you say to each of the Michels who are mentioned in the documentary?
Michael Fugain: Polnareff, I never met him. I ran into him once in a cinema. That’s all. Delpech, a weak boy. I loved him so much. He had easy contact, you felt the smart guy, which I didn’t feel with Polnareff, for example… Berger, I never met him and I regret it: a great melodist. Jonah, he’s a good guy, if a bit tortured.
You have a special story with Michel Sardou, don’t you?
I knew him when we were in drama school. We joined the Festival record company at the same time, he as a singer and I as a composer. It was military service that kept us away.
In this doc, we say that you are enthusiastic. Aren’t you also a committed singer?
I always see the glass as half full rather than half empty. I have the same enthusiasm as when I was 20. Even stronger still. When we sing, we are necessarily in tune with what is happening in society. If on stage you do two hours of navel-gazing songs, the audience leaves and doesn’t come back. I will never join a political party. But when I do The Red Cloth, I know where it’s going. Seeing people parading singing this title is my Legion of Honor!
What do you think of the current protest against the pension reform?
I am 81 years old, I am not directly concerned. But behind this protest, there is a question of purchasing power. People are unhappy. They may have hope that it will get better soon, but they don’t have long-term hope.
You recently criticized Julien Doré and Benjamin Biolay. With age, would you say that speech is freer?
I criticize certain types of behavior when it is not compensated by a contribution made to our profession. The song is a major art, contrary to what was said Gainsbourg. Mercantilism is harmful to creation. Rearranging a title or redoing what has already been done is useless.
How does the tour Fugain makes Bandapart, soon in Canada, does it consist?
I am with my musicians, technicians, and we form a band where everyone is important. With humanity, I address people’s sensitivities.
2023-04-22 19:30:40
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