Françoise Hardy fought against the disease for several years and spoke openly about it in the media. Suffering from a pharyngeal tumorthe interpreter of How to say goodbye was morally and physically tired and could no longer eat properly because her treatment had burned her salivary glands… On June 11, 2024, the singer died at the age of 80an announcement made by his only son Thomas Dutronc. There were numerous tributes in France. But Thomas Dutronc found the strength to be back on stage with his new album called It’s never too late. The singer spoke about its difficult creative processknowing his mother was very ill. At Parisianhe confided last September: “There were hard times. One evening in Châtellerault, after a concert, three weeks before her death, she sent me a text at 1 a.m.: ‘I love you more than anything’. I replied: ‘Me too, my darling mother’ with photos of me as a baby with her.e”.
“Then I received another message: ‘I’m dying.’ I was panicked at the idea of not seeing her again. But she got back on track and I had time to say goodbye. I told her several times that she didn’t have to worry about me, that I loved her“, he confided. In an interview with the magazine Point of view this Wednesday, October 8, the son of Jacques Dutronc spoke about his musical heritage. “I obviously grew up with my parents’ tastes. My father was into country music – Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson – and I thank him for this culture: simple songs that speak of the simple life, from which I want to be inspired more and more.”
Thomas and Jacques Dutronc left the house slamming the door
And to resume on the subject of his mother’s tastes with which father and son did not always agree: “At one time, mom listened to France Gall all the time, loudly. And then, dad and I disagreed less, we left by slamming the door!“. Then to conclude on this point: “From the age of 12, I educated myself. Many black Americans: Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, then Prince, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, James Brown… I also revered Georges Brassens. But I didn’t want to be a singer”.
Thomas Dutronc confides in his love at first sight
Thomas Dutronc explained that this choice did not immediately cross his mind because he found that there were “enough in the family”. “And then, I fell in love at first sightone evening, at a friend’s house who was playing The Doors of the Penitentiary and Forbidden Games on the guitar.he admitted to Point of view. Then continue: “At 20, my decision was made and when I announced it to my mother, she made me make a sort of contract : I had five years to seriously learn to play and make it my career. I started with the ‘campfire’ guitar with friends, in Corsica. I was crazy about Clapton, I also listened to flamenco, blues, until the day I discovered Django Reinhardt.”. “A huge slap”concluded the singer. A path that he did well to pursue given the success he encountered…
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