There’s a lot going on in Olivier Dion’s life. In recent months, the singer has traveled a lot to clear his mind and stock up on music. He currently comes to us with a brand new song, Tous les chemins, which marks an important turning point in his musicality. Privately, he is also experiencing big changes: he and Emy-Jade, who had shared his life for three years, mutually agreed to end their relationship in June.
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Olivier, how are you?
I’m okay, but there’s a lot going on in my life right now. I had a great summer with Don Juanit’s been a long time since I’ve done this much on stage. It did me good. And it had been a long time since I had met the Quebec public. It was a bit unexpected, I didn’t really know if I wanted to get involved in a musical or not. Ultimately, I’m glad I did it.
At one point, you told me that you no longer wanted to do musicals. What made you change your mind?
I realized that I always loved musicals, even dreamed of doing them when I was little. After France, I put the brakes on myself. I decided that making my own music and performing in musicals were two things that went more or less well together, that I couldn’t do both and hope to sell albums. I got scared and decided to focus on my music. Then I ended up changing my mind, and I now think that one does not harm the other, and that it can even serve as leverage. Both satisfy completely different desires. I like working solo in the studio and in a group on stage.
Recently, you presented us with a new song called All paths. What can you tell us about it?
Last winter, I wanted to return to writing and not put any limits on myself in terms of sound production. I wanted to explore, have fun, and meet directors and producers in Montreal, because I am now an independent artist. I am freer in my actions. So I met Philippe Besner, with whom I recorded my last two singles. There is truly a bond of trust between us. Every path is the birth of something new. I wanted to turn the page on the melancholic and introspective project started with my album On the wirebut I realized that this state of being was anchored in me. I chase away the natural, it comes back at a gallop! I’m really happy with this song, because I made the song I wanted to make, without compromise. This song marks the start of a new project, an EP or an album.
Olivier, it seems that you are no longer in a relationship. Is this correct?
Emy-Jade and I haven’t been together since June. The separation was very difficult for both of us and we didn’t want to talk about it right away. But here, I think it’s just healthy to do it. It’s a breakup by mutual agreement. We’re still going through all of this at the moment, so I don’t want to talk about it too much.
Is this breakup difficult for you?
Maybe that’s a bit of my problem in life. There are a lot of things I have trouble being certain of. I’m not disillusioned, it’s just that we try, we hope that it works and in the end, it doesn’t work. You then realize that you are getting to know each other and that certain things do not fulfill the two elements of a couple on the same level. In the end, it’s certain that it’s a disappointment — especially when it hurts both of us, because we still love each other very much, Emy-Jade and I.
And how do you experience celibacy?
It seems like I’m taming it. I don’t want to rush things and I’m not rushing to meet another girl. I have a journey to make and, for the moment, I am quite alone.
Are you the type of guy who wants to settle down, start a family and everything that comes with it?
Yes, I would like all that. I’m now 33 and suddenly I feel like it should be urgent to do this. I’m catching up with time and there’s an awareness in which I tell myself that if one day I want children and be a young dad, it has to happen. I would love to have a family and be with the right person, but I’m so not there right now! My thoughts are really focused on my professional life.
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