Johnny Hallyday: the big anger of his historic producer against Eddy Mitchell

He was pissed off. On December 5, 2017, the world of music was in mourning following the announcement of the death of Johnny Hallyday. Even if the years go by, the Taulier has never been forgotten and a new tribute was returned to him on September 14. In the morning, a statue in her likeness was inaugurated in Bercy, in the presence of Laeticia Hallyday, her daughters Jade and Joy, Anne Hidalgo and many fans. Nevertheless, this one is not to everyone’s taste and it is not Eddy Mitchell who will say the opposite. He did not hesitate to tackle the monument and his remarks were very noticed by Jean-Claude Camus. Guest of Chez Jordan this Tuesday, March 1, he had a rant. “I didn’t find it very elegant. He was a friend and I don’t think you can talk about a friend like that“, he first claimed. Subsequently, he returned to the singer’s remarks. “He said we were going to put a feather in his ass soon… Frankly, I didn’t find that elegant! Yes, it pissed me off, I don’t want people to talk badly about Johnny and his entourage“, explained the producer of Johnny Hallyday.

He reacted. This statue has been talked about a lot since it has not been unanimously accepted by artists. But what would the principal concerned have thought of it? “I don’t know if Johnny would have liked this statuehe loved his motorcycles so much but what I know anyway is that he would not have liked a statue, he hated it”, said Jean-Claude Camus. However, he clarified that “Laeticia knew it too and that’s why she opted for this formula“. That has the merit of being clear. As a reminder, these are not very tender words that Eddy Mitchell had made. “It is a disaster“, he had first said in the columns of Parisian this Thursday, September 23. According to him, the statue “doesn’t mean anything, it’s not Johnny. I’m not in their head, but I don’t think the fans are thrilled about it“. He then clarified that he does not like “the places that commemorate nor the statues… the pigeons shit on them“. And concerning the tribute concert, which was held on the evening of the inauguration? “I thought nothing of this tribute concert. I watched on TV and zapped“, he had declared before adding: “I didn’t participate because I had nothing to do with it. I don’t do the Restos du Coeur, so I’m not going to go to Bercy for that….“. Words that did not go unnoticed.

Statue of Johnny Hallyday: what does it represent?

The statue bearing the effigy of Johnny Hallyday was eagerly awaited by Taulier fans and it also caused a lot of talk following its inauguration. This was unveiled on September 14 at Bercy. A esplanade in the name of the Taulier was inaugurated and a statue in his honor installed. Nearly 6 meters high, it represents a guitar neck at the top of which sits a motorcycle, two symbols of the singer. If the intention was to pay tribute to a great artist, it was not unanimous with celebrities. Just like Eddy Mitchell, it was the singer Florent Pagny who claimed not to “want to comment. If we put Johnny, we put Johnny”, he concluded.

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