Miossec, Homer of Brest – Liberation

After a period of forced rest, the singer, firmly anchored in Finistère, is releasing his album “1964” and is preparing to return to the stage.

In February 2023, we met Christophe Miossec for the first time on the occasion of the release of his twelfth album, Simplify. During the two and a half hour interview, in the hubbub of a popular café in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, the broken voice of the singer from Brest was sometimes barely audible. At that time, perhaps out of modesty, he did not put into words the pain within him, simply mentioning an upcoming surgical operation to repair his instrument. It was on social networks, a few weeks later, that we learned of the diagnosis: cancer of the vocal cords. To heal, everything was put on hold for several months at least, tour, promotion, public life and therefore portrait in Libé.

We found him at the end of October at Grabuge, a beer bar in the historic district of Recouvrance, in Brest. Near the large grayish concrete bridge which spans the military port, Miossec has its habits. He orders a coffee. The day before, he was already sitting there, with friends, watching the Champions League match