Red bandana, dark glasses, Johnny Hallyday whirls along on Route 66, that of
Easy Rider
.
"One day, he takes himself for John Wayne, another for Marlon Brando"
, jokes the composer Pierre Billon who rolls behind with the rest of the close guard.
Leaving New Orleans to reach Los Angeles, the group swallows 500 kilometers a day, sleeps in motels and gets up at dawn to start again.
"We did the same route as Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper but backwards so as not to catch the sun in the eye"
remembers Pierre Billon.
In September 2016, at 73 years old, Johnny Hallyday offered himself a final motorcycle trip.
Some 7,000 kilometers through this deep America that has fascinated him since his adolescence.
Wild equipments, Johnny Hallyday has already made three since 1974. The Grand Canyon, Santa Fe and Monument Valley are essential stages.
Usually he's surrounded by cameras.
Both for the sponsors, who cover the costs, and
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