The singer, who is working on a sixth album to be released in 2023, accepted the invitation of host Raphaël de Casabianca, to discover in Our unknown lands on France 2 at 9:10 p.m. They went to the Vercors massif to share the daily life of the inhabitants.
What were you trying to prove to yourself by participating in Our unknown lands?
CLAUDIO CAPEO: My goal was to let go of everything, knowing that I’ve been on the road or in the studio for seven years. The risk is to forget yourself, to deviate from the essential, and that’s also why I burned out. I had a small fear at the start, which was that of not seeing my children for three weeks. When I was told that it was in France and only for seven days, I was reassured!
The format of this show does it suit you better than that of Meeting in unknown land?
I would also have enjoyed the experience, but I believe it would have been more complicated. That said, I was still anxious because I didn’t know Raphaël and I was afraid that I would be judged, especially on my accent. Finally, it allowed me to take time, for myself and for others. When I returned, I was calm. I got less in knots in my head and I wrote a lot of songs!
Didn’t you sometimes have the impression of being in a military training camp given the sports program concocted by Raphaël de Casabianca?
It didn’t spare me but it was bearable, apart from the caving between 10 and 35 meters deep. At that moment, I didn’t want to cry but to die… (Laughs.)
You explain that you are torn between your vocation as an artist and your allergy to the life of a star. How do you handle this?
At the beginning, I tended to tell myself that I didn’t deserve my success and to freak out even for a simple photo because, for me, it was Miss France that should be asked, and not Claudio Capéo ! I ended up finding my place, and I know today that I do this job not to be seen but just to make music. And I feel much better.
In 2020, you confided in an interview that Caesar, your eldest son, also suffered from your notoriety. Has the situation changed between you since?
When we are unhappy, we pass it on. I did not understand myself and, suddenly, he did not surround me either. But the confinement allowed us to find ourselves and even to find ourselves.
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