Alain Souchon entered the hearts of the French with his hits “Foule sentimentale”, “Allô Maman Bobo”, “Le Kiss”, “L’amour à la machine” or “La ballade de Jim”. And it’s been going on for over 50 years! With more than 10 million records sold, ten awards at the Victoires de la Musique, the everyday storyteller is one of the greatest figures of French song still active. However, at the dawn of his 80th birthday and after the great success of his album “Âme fifties” (certified double platinum disc in 2019), the artist felt a decline, accentuated by the migraines he suffered. subject since childhood. “ I spent my life seeing doctors because of this. (…) When you have migraines, you are outside the world. Everything bothers you: the slightest noise, the slightest light. Twenty years ago, in St-Quentin, I sang with a severe migraine. A nightmare » he reveals in his autobiography “Alain Souchon: Life is theater and memories”, published last April.
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“When everything suddenly stops…”
To counter the gloom that was gradually gaining on him, Alain Souchon decided to consult his general practitioner. And the healthcare professional found a radical solution to his discomfort! This is what the interpreter of “Jaloux du soleil” told Nathalie Levy at the start of the week in the show “En aside” on Canal+. “ I felt a little sluggish, not in great spirits, but it can happen and it passes » he explained on camera, honest about this bad patch. Diagnosing temporary melancholy, his doctor then had an unexpected idea. “ “He said to me: ‘You’re feeling a bit slack, there’s only one thing to do: you have to go on tour with your children’. And he marked it! Instead of saying : “You have to take this in the evening”, there he wrote on the prescription: “Go on tour with your two guys” » assures Alain Souchon.
Following his advice to the letter, the artist then asked his sons Pierre Souchon and Ours, both musicians, if they would be up for the idea of organizing a joint tour. It has been eight months since Alain Souchon returned to the road in the company of his children, reconnecting with an audience who remains faithfully devoted to him. A prescription that had the effect of an electric shock on his health. “ It’s crazy how much it got him back into shape. It keeps him in shape, like a muscle » comments Ours in “En aside”, aware that his illustrious father led an acrobat’s existence: ” It’s true that, when you’ve had the life he had, being on the road a lot, on the move all the time, in non-stop projects… When everything stops suddenly, you can quickly have a little general softening “. And the singer who shares the duet “Little game” with -M to show his admiration for the one who gave him a taste for music: “ We see to what extent as soon as he is in his songs, in front of his audience, it’s crazy how it gets him back into shape. It’s really amazing “. Words that go straight to the heart of the person concerned. “ I’m lucky to have children like that » concludes Alain Souchon with tenderness in this sequence.
