Every morning, Pierre Lapointe thinks about his death. “I sometimes dress and say to myself: “Oh well, maybe I’m going to die if I’m dressed like that.” Choose your clothes, thinking that you might have blood on them soon. I push very far. »
Episode 3: Pierre Lapointe
As the release of a new album approaches, Pierre Lapointe talks about his relationship with death, his approach to social media and his participation in Star Académie. He also confides his admiration for Safia Nolin and recounts the time he smoked a joint with Luc Plamondon.
PHOTO FRANÇOIS ROY, THE PRESS
Singer-songwriter Pierre Lapointe
Three quotes from our interview
About the need to be less productive
-« Laurent [Saulnier, son nouvel imprésario] said to me: “There I looked at your discography and in five years, you have released seven projects, that’s too many [à digérer pour le public].” I understand that I’m shooting myself in the foot. But for me, in my ideal, I would make six albums a year and I would write I don’t know how many songs with I don’t know who. I would just be moving all the time. »
About the fee he receives as a teacher at Star Academy
“That’s 40% of the reason [pour laquelle il y participe]. Maybe 45%. No more. But you don’t do that if you’re not going to have fun. It’s very involving. I’m going to hold on to this world. […] I don’t do any project where I wouldn’t feel at least 55% pleasure. It can’t be. Now money is important right now. Because it costs me dearly. In France, at the moment, things are going well, but I have to pay, for example, the teams who take care of my press relations. »
About Alzheimer’s disease
« [La maladie] gives rise to moments of great tenderness and great pleasure. […] It happened that at 7 o’clock in the evening, I said to myself: “Hello, I want to go hold my mother in my arms. I’m exhausted, I need her.” I took the tank and went to see her. I stayed for maybe 45 minutes that time. I held her in my arms, I saw her smile, I saw her laugh. I thought, “It’s okay, she’s in a good mood.” And I had soothed the little guy who wanted to hug his mother. I take advantage of it. […] I am experiencing beautiful moments. And I tell myself that this may be the last Christmas where she recognized me. »
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