In an interview published this Sunday, December 22, 2024 in The Parisiansinger Renaud talks about his recent marriage to Cerise and the love he has for his new wife, while touring his album In my ropes is coming to an end.
To all those who did not believe in Renaud's return to the stage, to all the slanderers and other Jean-Claude Camus who think it would be better to stop, the latter answers them: 131 dates. Since his return to the stage in 2023, the one who is “still standing” has not been idle, and has performed intimate concerts all over the country, accompanied by his string orchestra. It is as part of its last date, in Deauville (Calvados), in a small room with 450 seats, “the smallest room [sa] career” and on the verge of his fiftieth career anniversary, that the singer with the hoarse voice discussed with our colleagues from Parisianin an interview published this Sunday, December 22, 2024.
Anyone who is not about to hang up his apron and loathes the word “retirement” reaffirms his unchanged passion for music: “As for me, the stage makes me live, and inactivity kills me”, announces the one who is already preparing his 17th album, which he hopes to release in 2026. A love for music that his fans reciprocate, they all went to these concerts religiously, like in the good old days, supporting the one who remains true to himself even if he loses his voice a little or his health. 50 years of career that the rocker intends to celebrate with great fanfare: “There's going to be a book, a documentary by Tancrède Ramonet, a big concert… We're going to have a party at the Francofolies in La Rochelle, a creation on July 10 with only artists from the new generation. I love the Francos, they “It's my heart's festival. I'm also looking forward to the performance of covers of my rock songs by Noé Preszow.”explains the one who gave his support to Gisèle Pelicot to the Ile-de-France daily.
Renaud's secrets about his wife Cerise
From talking about the love of music to talking about love in general, there is only one step. Renaud to put some warm thoughts on this subject at the end of the interview. He quickly talks about his relationship with Cerise, his wife since May 4, 2024. A wedding “unforgettable” : “The happiest day of my life”, insists he was married twice before, with Dominique, mother of his daughter Lolita, and Romane, mother of young Malone. But, with Cerise, there is “so much love!” : “My little wife and all my friends, Gauvain Sers, Jean-Paul Rouve, Vianney… I did two magnificent duets on stage, with Vianney and Gaëtan Roussel”, remembers the interpreter of Mistral Winner thinking back to that spring day. Soberly, he concludes regarding Cerise, “She changed everything.”