Guest ofAs an aside this Wednesday, January 15, Louis Bertignac spoke about his great friendship with Yannick Noah, whom he knew at the time of his victory at Roland-Garros. He has become a mental coach for athletes.
At 70, Louis Bertignac chose to return to the stage to defend his new album, In the movie of my life. The singer has long been among the stars of Telephone with his accomplice Jean-Louis Aubert. The group had also reformed under the name Insus, for the duration of a tour. The interpreter of These ideas was the guest ofAs an aside this Wednesday January 15 to discuss his influences, but also his career. Nathalie Lévy asked him about his great, little-known friendship with Yannick Noah, who very recently became a father again.
Yannick Noah and Louis Bertignac have known each other since the 80s
The journalist insisted on knowing how she was born. She pointed out that it dates back to the tennis player’s victory at Roland Garros in 1983. “It didn’t start there, it started just a little before, because Yannick was a fan of the group Telephone. So he came to a few concerts, but very discreetly. We knew he was a great tennis player, but discreet he even helped to lug the equipment”edited by Louis Bertignac. He then returned to the beginnings of their friendship. “Some time later he found himself in the final of Roland-Garros and obviously they invited us and we saw his victory at Roland-Garros. It was great. And then after that, he told us, Corinne and for me, come on, I rented a boat to celebrate. We’re going to go on a few cruises in the Mediterranean (…) And then, we learned to appreciate each other, we learned to love each other. man. It’s the joy of living. incarnate, you can’t be sad when you’re next to him”, continued the singer.
Louis Bertignac mentally coached Yannick Noah
Louis Bertignac shared his admiration for the talent of Yannick Noah, who successfully retrained in music. He confirmed that he knew that the former athlete liked it, but that he did not know that he was going to shine there too. “I knew he loved it, at least as much as I love sport. Only I didn’t do anything in sport. And he did sport and music”he noted. The singer even became a mental coach for his friend at the end of his tennis career. “He told me Listen, I want to stop and start playing music right away, I don’t have any friends in the industry. I feel like I’m going to work. Now that I’ve won Roland-Garros, it no longer interests me. And so I tried to tell him every time. ‘You have enormous talent. You can’t ruin this. If you can’t find a reason to go play (…), play for life, play for your family, play for us’. At first it worked.” he said. The player finally got fed up and quit his career for good.
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