PORTRAIT – Left for the United States at 18, the writer who was also a director, lyricist – notably for Johnny Hallyday – and president of RTL, remains one of the most American French people in France. His latest book takes place between Paris and New York.
Who knows why. That day, before talking about America, his promised land; of this America, of which he is a fine connoisseur and in a certain way a standard-bearer, Philippe Labro, during a conversation during which we will evoke pell-mell the American elections, Dick Rivers, Marc Dugain, Belmondo, Ronet , Pierre Lazareff (who advised his foals « if not intelligent, be intelligible »)begins by evoking the distant lands of his childhood.
Is it because one of his brothers, Jacques, is sick? Is it because he knows, at 88 years old, that the hourglass is now running out faster? And this, despite his intact curiosity, despite his dashing appearance, his look as a living advertisement for Ralph Lauren, the blue eye matching his shirt. Without forgetting, of course, on his left ring finger, his signature, his totem, his famous signet ring, decorated with lapis lazuli, with the arms of the American University of Lexington…
In any case…
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