Johnny Hallyday led a life at a thousand miles an hour. Indeed, the icon of French music led an existence characterized by excess. But the most striking was notably its complex relationship with various addictive substances. And this throughout his life. A self-destructive dimension of his way of life, particularly evident in their regular use of alcohol and drugswhich has long remained a sensitive subject. But after years, Laeticia Hallyday, who often pays tribute to him, decided to lift the veil on this part of the artist's life.
The artist and his surprising lifestyle
Johnny Hallyday had a not very healthy lifestyle. When Laeticia Hallyday's husband started using, he didn't stop. For many people, reaching 74 years old in such conditions is an incredible achievement. Indeed, having an existence like the Taulier and living a long life is not easy.
Moreover, Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Brel and many other excessive people have taken this path, but were not as lucky as the artist. Nothing to say, Johnny Hallyday was a real rock. Unfortunately, even with a particularly robust physical constitution which allowed him to resist for a long time the deleterious effects of his excessesthe rocker finally succumbed to lung cancer on December 5, 2017.
Laeticia Hallyday opens up about Johnny's addictions
Discovering this lifestyle, several people wondered if Johnny Hallyday had finally calmed down at some point. A question that Laeticia Hallyday decided to answer during an interview with The Sunday Tribune. To begin, the one who was at the hospital for her mother first wanted to return to the moment of their meeting.
This is how she revealed that the Taulier was going through a complicated period at that time. And this, despite its incredible success, notably the famous concert at the Parc des Princes in 1993. “He was a damaged soul. He was tortured, fragile, depressed, he had a lot of addictions. He hurt himself and others. It took a lot of resilience and strength not to go down with him. It's not easy to be Johnny Hallyday on a daily basis.”, she confided.
“He dipped again with each tour”
Subsequently, Laeticia Hallyday revealed that her husband was more in control in Los Angeles. However, he “was anxious about returning to France and getting back on stage, and it was in Paris that his demons often surfaced”. Statements that the latter was invited to substantiate.
“Drugs and alcohol. I helped him fight them. He stopped using drugs, but alcohol was more complicated. He dipped again with each tour. I understood that I could not dictate to him what he should do,
it had to come from him”, she explained. Johnny Hallyday used every drug imaginable. Moreover, the rocker is one of the rare artists to have admitted to their cocaine use. However, the latter had managed to drop the cam. But, this was not the case for alcohol.
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