The team of the legendary rocker, now 82 years old, announced, in a press release published on social networks, the postponement of the release of his new album, Friendsinitially scheduled for November 8.
A few days before the release of his fortieth album, the legend of French song Eddy Mitchell, aged 82, is forced to postpone its release. « Slight health reasons force Eddy Mitchell to temporarily interrupt the promotion of his new album »indicates the singer's team in a press release shared on social networks Tuesday, October 29.
« Slightly ill » Claude Moine, alias Eddy Mitchell, will therefore not be able to promote Friendshis fortieth studio album, which was initially scheduled for release on November 8. As its name suggests, the recording of the album was an opportunity for the artist to bring together his faithful singer friends. Guest on France Inter last week, the interpreter of No boogie-woogie confirmed to Léa Salamé that he had called on Alain Souchon, Alain Chamfort, William Scheller or Pascal Obispo. « The recording took place at the ICP studios in Brussels last May with my American musicians as usual. There will be no “guests”, but lots of very famous people and friends have signed songs for me »explains the singer at the beginning of October in the show « C has YOU”on France 5.
A concert for Taratata
In 2011, after three dates at the Olympia, the man who was the singer of the very first French rock group, Les Chaussettes Noirs, stopped performing. A choice motivated by age. Johnny Hallyday's friend, however, does not refrain from recording albums in the studio or going back on stage for friends. His latest album, Country rockwas a great success with 70,000 sales. On October 5, 2023, he participates in the concert event for the 30th anniversary of the show Taratata at La Défense Arena. A bad experience for the singer who complained « sound problems. I only heard my voice, I didn't see the audience. (…) I don't like this room, it's too big, freezing. It was my first time there and I won't be returning. »
When the living legend of French song is not on stage, she tells her story. In 2022, Eddy Mitchell recounts his wild youth in the heart of the 1950s in the book Lilacs in Belleville a reissued version of P’tit Claudereleased in the 1990s. In the book-interview, My ideal discotheque, directed by Marc Maret and Alain Artaud in 2023, This time Eddy Mitchell recounts his fifty favorite records. The endearing complainer will also publish an autobiography on November 7, in which « he tells himself and tells us about his life here, from Belleville in the 1950s to today »reveals its publisher Le Cherche Midi.
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