Under the starry night, the fast tempo of
Born to Be Alive
and its guitar riff inspired by
Gimme Some Lovin
', by the Spencer Davis Group, resonates in Saint-Lô, in the Manche department.
This June 21, the Music Festival is in full swing.
Patrick Hernandez holds out his microphone.
The crowd chants
“Aliiiive!
" Matthieu Lebrun, city councilor, is delighted:
"Patrick Hernandez headlining has drained 30,000 people, the equivalent of two Bercy.
He knows how to set the mood.
Exactly what we needed after two years of Covid.”
This standard,
"I've sung it millions of times, but I never get tired of it"
, assures the person concerned.
At 73, thanks to this single song, he saw a golden semi-retirement in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, near Avignon.
When Patrick Hernandez isn't presiding over the local singing competition or composing for a movie, he's cooking.
His passion, apart from music.
“I have become a homebody.
I meet Dave at the Super U and, from time to time, we have a coffee at the market with Patrick Bruel, Renaud and Grand…
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