From an interview with Jean-Jacques Debout, we come away flushed from having tried to channel him. Her 17th album, “Frida Kahlo”, on sale this Friday March 29, makes you want to meet the husband of Chantal Goya, who has just celebrated her 85th birthday. Jean-Jacques Debout was often the man in the shadows, the one who wrote more than 50 songs for Sylvie Vartan, the successes of Chantal Goya, her ten shows, the songs from the shows of Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier for 11 years. He knew how to perform in all styles, ranging from “For me, life will begin” for Johnny Hallyday, to the iconic credits of the cartoon “Captain Flame”. A rainbow palette of talents.
The interview in the cozy lounges of the Square Hotel (15th century) looks more like fireworks. His thoughts crackle all over the place. He tells endless anecdotes about the lives of those he tells us about. When we try to bring him back on the path of his album, he raises his arms, raises his voice, gets angry. “How do you expect to understand if you don’t listen to me? » So we gnaw our pen cap. Having patience to knit an item, while he bites into a sandwich with white bread.
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