On January 19, Enrico Macias unveiled a new CD box set and four vinyls published for the 60th anniversary of his career, illustrated by the illustrator Joann Sfar. Friends in life and professionally, the two artists met for an interview in the columns of Parisian this Sunday, February 25. The opportunity for the two friends to discuss their common points and to look back on the career of the 85-year-old singer. The two men met in 2011at the time of realization of the Rabbi’s Cat, film by Joann Sfar. Enrico Macias wrote the music there. Last December, they met for a concert at the Théâtre Déjazet. And draw the interpreter of “Girls from my country” was not no small feat, according to Joann Sfar.
The designer explains in fact that to understand how to draw the husband of Suzy Leyrisit must be understood that the singer is “vindictive”. A funny adjective, justified by Enrico Macias by saying that “It is passion“, but that this allowed him to last in the profession. The singer then continues on its relationship to timeand on his chance to continue to make a living from his passion. “Arriving at my age is already an opportunity, so to continue to enjoy my passion, despite all the challenges, is an extraordinary privilege.” A touching confidence from someone who was worried, last April, about disappear from the radar and having to retire.
60 years of family career
If Enrico Macias speaks of Joann Sfar as a “brother”it’s becausehe is used to working with family. Last year, the singer with the unusual stage name collaborated with his son Jean-Claude for his “Encore un tour” tour. Teamwork that has not always been easy: “I’m never right!”he told the teams of Telematin. “We bickered a little, but eventually I understood. Every time I worked with him, from now on, I would be his son, and he my father.“
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.
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