Renaud reacts to criticism of his lack of voice in concert: “People put up with it”

It was on the stage of the Casino Barrière in Deauville that Renaud gave the last concert of his tour on Saturday evening In my ropes in the presence of his daughter Lolita and his wife Cerise. “It’s my 131st date!” rejoiced the singer in an interview given to Parisian/Today in France.

Renaud cash on criticism of his voice

If he is happy to have been able to meet his audience, Renaud has not escaped criticism from some regarding the state of his voice. “More voices, more physics“, “What is that voice?”“We can no longer hear his voice at all.”“I don't know whether to laugh or cry.”“A torture for him and everyone”“How sad”we can read in recent messages posted on X (formerly Twitter) in reaction to images of one of Renaud's concerts. The singer told our colleagues that he did not “doubt” of his voice during these weeks spent on the roads. “People put up with it. They sing with me. I rehearse before all my concerts, between six and ten songs. And despite everything, it's quite difficult. But hey, I'm getting there”said the singer before confirming that he had a stroke about ten years ago. Asked about the words of Jean-Claude Camus, the producer of Johnny Hallyday, who said that he would be better off stopping his career, Renaud did not hide his anger. “I haven’t heard it, but it annoys me. “The idiot who wants to bury me is either not born or has a bad idea.”he replied, quoting an extract from Still standing, his song released in 2016.

Renaud's message to his fans who no longer want to come see him

To the question “What about the fans who no longer want to come see you?”Renaud assured that he “There weren't many.”. “We age, we change, we have to understand. As for me, the stage makes me live and inactivity kills me. I thank my fans who are always there. All the rooms were filled except Dunkerque and Alençon”underlined the one who also advised his detractors, who did not believe in his tour, to “turn their tongues seven times in their mouths”. The singer, who celebrated his 72nd birthday last May, took the opportunity to share some confidences about his state of health and his former vices. “I had a little bronchitis recently, I had to cancel two dates, although that had never happened to me. I gave up alcohol three and a half years ago and cigarettes ago one year and nine months. I smoke one cigarette a month.