Cry of the heart of Luc de Larochellière: “Consuming local, it can be done in music and spectacle too”

Cry of the heart of Luc de Larochellière: “Consuming local, it can be done in music and spectacle too”


Quebecers who want to consume locally to reply to the prices of Donald Trump should also do so in culture, implore the singer Luc de Larochellière in a cry of the heart which made react on social networks.

While culture in Quebec has been going badly for years, the blow of grace for the singer-songwriter Luc de Larochellière is this threat of taxation of customs prices of 25% on products from Canada maintained by Donald Trump .

“Just like that … Consuming local, it can be done in music and show too,” wrote the 58 -year -old singer on Bluesky and Facebook platforms.

“My publication was made a bit on a whim. It is a spontaneous reaction from the heart, explains the artist at Journal. We, here, in the house, we terminated our subscriptions to Disney, Netflix and Prime. It is greatly time that we reconnect to our Quebec culture. ”

Luc de Larochellière’s message has aroused many positive shares and comments from artists and people from the public.

In an interview, he recalls that for the price of a large American concert (only one ticket can cost several hundred dollars), it is possible to attend around four Quebec shows.

“With the star in your face and surrounded by people who tripe on Quebec culture. Music will be good, because we are good in Quebec, which we often forget, ”he specifies with enthusiasm.

For the author of the song Bitter america (Here, well!), This anxiety -provoking and difficult period is the time to come together, to tighten your elbows and, above all, not to be alone.

“Let’s be united. Consume music, shows, theater, all art forms from here, ”continues the artist, who sees this gesture as the best way to reinvest in our own culture.


Cry of the heart of Luc de Larochellière:

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Worse than the pandemic

“In a way, I find what happens worse than COVVID, because it is a human aggression. He [Donald Trump] Talk about invading us, taking off our culture, encompassing us. I am not well, in the current condition, to send money to the Americans when I feel attacked, ”adds Luc de Larochellière.

He believes that consuming locally, at the grocery store as in culture, is a way of regaining a little control.

“In recent years, Quebec culture has had much fewer means to connect with the world. Everything that is American has taken up a lot of space. However, consuming local is a way of directly influencing our quality of life. Then, art always does good, ”says the singer-songwriter.

He adds that Quebec artists in music have been feeling little supported in recent years.

“Let’s be proud!” If we do not take care of the enhancement of our culture, who will do it? It is the work of broadcasters (radio, TV) to put forward our music. Let’s be united, let’s encourage ourselves and do not be alone, ”blows the singer who, for his part, continues to have fun with his project devoted them, An alternative rock group well from home.



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