By Olivier Nuc
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INTERVIEW – The most secret singer on the French scene comes out Blue Algaehis twenty-third album since his debut in 1968.
Since his “return” in 2004, with The Forgotten Language, Manset was very prolific. For himself, with a copious discography, but also for others, notably Alain Bashung and Indochine, for whom he wrote songs. If his latest album is not a great vintage, it restores to us one of the last active songwriters of his generation. Never recognized for his true value, Gérard Manset, 78 years old, remains a cult artist for those who appreciate his work.
LE FIGARO. – Blue Algae sounds like a spontaneous record, without any particular theme…
Gérard MANSET. –The two concept albums that I published, Operation Aphrodite (2016) and Aboard the Blossom (2018), had disconcerted the public. I’ve been measuring since I published my first book, Kingdom of Siam, in 1987, the gap between people who listen to pop or rock music and literature. I love it, but people tune out, they want to hear songs one after the other. I think that…
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