Key artisans of Quebec culture were still shaken by the loss of Jean-Pierre Ferland on the sidelines of the media premiere of Love screamsshow by Louise Latraverse.
On the red carpet preceding the premiere one-woman show of one of the most versatile artists that Quebec has known, personalities from all walks of life have confided in Newspaper.
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“He was someone who helped define who we were and who we could project ourselves into,” says actress and host Suzanne Lévesque. He conveyed things that we couldn’t say ourselves. We will never forget him.”
“He was an inspiration and an immensely sensitive being,” emphasizes producer Pierre Séguin, with whom he collaborated for a long time. For him, Félix Leclerc was God the Father. He already received one of his first 78s with a note addressed to him: “I have built a beautiful house, the key is under the doormat.”
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“It shook me,” admits former host Pierre Bruneau. I was an admirer of YELLOW and everything he did. Let’s just say it haunted my entire weekend.”
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“I grew up listening don’t listen to that, remembers author Simon Boulerice. It’s the first album that I listened to and said to myself: “The lyrics don’t make any sense.” It was a writing discovery. He had an imperfect voice and it touched me. He had a sincerity in what he did.”
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“It hurt me a lot,” admits actress Guylaine Tremblay. It is a pillar of our culture. He was a great poet, a wonderful man.”
