Interviewed by Nathalie Renoux on M12.45's "6", Michel Sardou does not mince his words about the current political situation in France. In an interview broadcast this Friday, December 13, 2024, the singer believes that if he had to compose a new song today, it would be uncompromising.
« France today… I preferred mine, says the artist, while putting things into perspective: "When we say 'it was better before', it's stupid. It was our youth who were better." However, faced with the prevailing political instability, the tone is hardening. While France is going through a period of uncertainty after the dissolution decided by Emmanuel Macron, followed by an Assembly without a clear majority and a significant censure of the Barnier government, Michel Sardou judges bluntly: "It serves him right."
For him, this difficulty in getting along is rooted in national history: "We've been like this since Julius Caesar. If he entered Gaul so easily, it's because the Gauls couldn't stand each other." Today, he points out, France finds itself without a real authority figure to match this division: "We don't have Caesar..." he concludes, with a hint of a smile.
This frank and nostalgic testimony will be broadcast in full on M12.45's "6" on December 13. The channel will then offer a special evening dedicated to the artist, with the broadcast of the unpublished concert Michel Sardou: I remember a farewell, followed by a ranking of the singer's 20 favorite songs of the French. An event that will allow us to rediscover the musical universe of the man with the ever-incisive verve.
