Jean-Jacques Goldman comes out of the shadows and expresses his dismay following the publication of several biographies devoted to him and his career, even going so far as to castigate one of its authors.
So 20 years since he last went on tour ! Jean-Jacques Goldman has definitively ended his singing career and leads a peaceful life surrounded by his loved ones in Marseille. In the background, the former leader of the Enfoirés nevertheless speaks from time to time, not to give his news, but to express your disagreement. In August, he shared his sadness in The chained Duck after the publication of yet another biography dedicated to him: Goldman by Ivan Jablonka. “I have never met this author, neither have my friends, and I’m sad for all the people who get duped into buying books about me“he then wanted to make known.
The interpreter of Over there reiterates his remarks as the bookstore release of another dedicated work approaches, scheduled for 2024 according to its author Jean Bender, already author ofAll it takes is a sign (2021). The latter was also invited by Cyril Hanouna in Do not touch My TV (C8) last month to discuss his friendship with the singer. In a press release from the record company Sony Music, Jean-Jacques Goldman castigates Jean Bender and denies being one of his friends.
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Jean-Jacques Goldman cannot ban it
Sony Music published this Thursday, October 5, a short message on its X account (formerly Twitter), giving the floor to Jean-Jacques Goldman. “I have never ‘authorized’ or agreed to any book or biography. And I don’t have the power to ban them.”, wants to let the songwriter know, visibly upset. What’s more, the two men have not been in contact for many years. At least, that’s what Jean-Jacques Goldman says today, describing Jean Bender as a former musician who he never “not seen in over 40 years“ and who “pretends” her “friend”. In other words, the father of Michael Goldman, who is reappointed to the management of Star Academy 2023seeks to discredit the upcoming work.
Although he preferred the shadows to the light, Jean-Jacques Goldman continues to be among us through his work, reinvented by his faithful ex-collaborators Michael Jones and Erick Benzi. Both worked on two discs of covers of his cult songs with other very popular artists like Patricia Kaas and Carla Bruni – The Goldman Legacy -, published in 2022, and transposed on stage as part of a tour which has just passed through Bordeaux this week. “You can imagine that if there was only one person I wanted to please, it was him. And he thought it was great. It was important for me to be validated by the boss“explained Erick Benzi to South West on this occasion. We understand why…
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