“A shitty retirement”, the singer reveals the amount of his pension

Not long ago, our colleagues from Full life revealed the results of a study on the amount of a comfortable retirement pension in 2024 for a single French person, established at 2,600 euros gross. It is much more than that perceived by Dave ! The singer of the hits Near Swann And Vanina who previously admitted to having spent lavishly, spoke in complete transparency on the subject and made it known that he received much less each month. He even considers his pension insufficient, listening to him. “I have a crappy pension. I receive 1,700 euros gross per month“he confided to Figaro. He also compares it to that of a friend, a former flight attendant, who receives 3,000 net per month for her share.

Is this why he continues to sing? The artist, now 80 years old, believes for the newspaper that a singer who “There’s no such thing as retiring”. He believes that his career, which began 60 years ago, is far from over. “Saying goodbye is out of the question. In four years, my plan is to sell a million albums.”he added, remembering Henri Salvador who had sold as many with Room with a view, released in 2000 when he was 84 years old. The album, certified as a diamond disc (SNEP), was also crowned with a trophy at the Victoires de la Musique the following year.

Dave has no plans to retire as a singer

It is with this in mind that he plans to perform on May 21 on the stage of the Grand Rex, in Paris, to celebrate this new decade in the company of his most fervent admirers. He spoke at greater length on this subject during a meeting with The Parisian at his home located in the west of Paris, in the famous Villa Montmorency. “Since Mylène Farmer left, I am one of the last artists who live with the big bourgeoisie. It’s a village where you feel privileged and I don’t mind that.”he confided from the outset, suggesting that he was not living in need.

He also spoke about the health problems he faced in January 2022: a brain hemorrhage which left him in a coma for no less than four days. Dave indeed suffers from after-effects, some of which are more or less serious, such as “memory loss”. “I no longer have taste or smell, as if I had had Covid. It’s sad because I love eating and drinking a glass of Bordeaux. But, yesterday, I had the impression to really taste a strawberry and I smell coffee in the morning”he said, while he recently assured the Figaro that her voice did not have “not down at all”.

Dave much better off than Patrice Laffont?

Dave is not the only personality of his age to continue to pursue his singing career vigorously. This is the case of Chantal Goya for example, which made a very notable appearance on the show Mask Singer season 6 this year. He is also not the only one to lament what he considers to be a meager retirement pension, we remember in particular the recent comments of Patrice Laffont in front of the camera of C8. “I earned my living very well, I’m not complaining about it, but since I was a cicada, well there you go…”declared the host of Pyramid last month, before confiding that he had nothing. “The only thing I have in equity, at the limit, is my car, and even then, it is old”he admitted.

Others had made similar speeches on the set of the show At Jordan’s and from time to time talk about their difficulties in making ends meet. This is the case of Alain Afflelou or Isabelle Balkany, to name but a few.

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